Multiple intraosseous cervical pneumatocysts: A case report of a rare incidental finding on cone-beam computed tomography
10.5624/isd.2018.48.3.223
- Author:
Aniket B JADHAV
1
;
Sangeetha Gajendran SARAH
;
Robert CEDERBERG
;
Aditya WAGH
;
Sudarat KIAT-AMNUAY
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston, Houston, TX, USA. aniket.b.jadhav@uth.tmc.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography;
Bone Cysts;
Intraosseous Pneumatocyst;
Cervical Vertebrae
- MeSH:
Bone Cysts;
Cervical Vertebrae;
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography;
Female;
Ilium;
Incidental Findings;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Osteomyelitis;
Osteonecrosis;
Sacroiliac Joint;
Sacrum
- From:Imaging Science in Dentistry
2018;48(3):223-226
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This report presents a case of cervical pneumatocysts as an incidental finding on cone-beam computed tomography. Pneumatocysts are gas-containing lesions of unknown etiology. They usually present in the ilium or sacrum, adjacent to the sacroiliac joint. In the literature, 21 case reports have described cervical pneumatocysts. Cervical pneumatocysts should be differentiated from other lesions, such as osteomyelitis, osteonecrosis, and neoplasms, as well as post-traumatic and post-surgical cases. Computed tomography, cone-beam computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging are appropriate tools to diagnose cervical pneumatocysts.
