Abstract
Solitary amyloidoma consists of amyloid tissue deposits in the absence of systemic amyloidosis or plasma cell dyscrasia. Single vertebral amyloidoma is an unusual cause of spinal cord compression. We present the case of a 72-year-old man with medullar compression by amyloidoma affecting the sixth dorsal vertebra and with nuclear magnetic resonance images that were indistinguishable from epidural metastasis. The patient improved notably after resection.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Amyloid*
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Amyloidosis / diagnosis
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Amyloidosis / pathology
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Humans
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Laminectomy
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Multiple Myeloma / diagnosis
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Multiple Myeloma / pathology
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Spinal Cord / pathology
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Spinal Cord / surgery
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Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis
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Spinal Cord Compression / etiology
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Spinal Cord Compression / pathology*
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms / complications
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms / pathology*