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Giant Vertebral Notochordal Rest: Magnetic Resonance and Diffusion Weighted Imaging Findings

A giant vertebral notochordal rest is a newly described, benign entity that is easily confused with a vertebral chordoma. As microscopic notochordal rests are rarely found in adult autopsies, the finding of a macroscopic vertebral lesion is a new entity with only seven previously presented cases. We...

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Autores principales: Oner, Ali Yusuf, Akpek, Sergin, Tali, Turgut, Ucar, Murat
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Radiology 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19412519
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2009.10.3.303
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Sumario:A giant vertebral notochordal rest is a newly described, benign entity that is easily confused with a vertebral chordoma. As microscopic notochordal rests are rarely found in adult autopsies, the finding of a macroscopic vertebral lesion is a new entity with only seven previously presented cases. We report here radiological findings, including diffusion weighted images, of a patient with a giant notochordal remnant confined to the L5 vertebra, with an emphasis on its distinction from a chordoma.