Neurologia medico-chirurgica
Online ISSN : 1349-8029
Print ISSN : 0470-8105
ISSN-L : 0470-8105
Myelopathy Due to Thickened Ligamenta Flava and Abnormal Fibrous Tissue of the Cervicothoracic Junction
—Case Report—
Hiroshi NAWASHIROKazumi NITTAHiroshi AIKAWAAkira SHIMIZUHiroo CHIGASAKI
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1991 Volume 31 Issue 5 Pages 293-295

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A 49-year-old female with subacute myelopathic symptoms due to thickened cervicothoracic yellow ligament and abnormal epidural fibrous tissue is reported. Myelography showed a complete block at the Th3 level. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an extra-axial mass lesion in the spinal canal at the cervicothoracic junction causing the spinal cord compression. Laminectomy with resection of the lesion resulted in good neurological recovery. Histological examination revealed a thickened ligamenta flava and abnormal epidural fibrous tissue without calcification foci.
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