Thoracic Radiculopathy due to Rare Causes.
10.5535/arm.2016.40.3.534
- Author:
Hee Eun CHOI
1
;
Min Ha SHIN
;
Geun Yeol JO
;
Ji Yeon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. rehab8520@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Radiculoapthy;
Abdominal pain;
Ewing sarcoma
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Diagnosis;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Humans;
Radiculopathy*;
Sarcoma, Ewing;
Spine
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2016;40(3):534-539
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Thoracic radiculopathy represents an uncommon spinal disorder that is frequently overlooked in the evaluation of thoracic, or abdominal pain syndrome. The clinical representation of this uncommon disorder is often atypical. With many differential diagnoses to consider, it is not surprising that the cause of thoracic radiculopathy is often not discovered for months, or years, after the symptoms arise. We report two rare cases of thoracic radiculopathy; one case was caused by extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma (EES) along the thoracic paraspinal area, and the other by foraminal stenosis, due to a bony spur of the thoracic vertebra. As such, thoracic radiculopathy should be considered in the diagnosis of patients with thoracic and abdominal pain, especially if initial diagnostic studies are inconclusive.
