Spinal Cord Compression: A Complication of Silicone-Coated Dacron Dural Grafts. Report of Two Cases

Neurosurgery ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heldo Gomez ◽  
John R. Little
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Tissue Reaction ◽  
Synthetic Graft ◽  
Surface Contaminants ◽  
Two Factors

Abstract Two case reports of compression of the cervical spinal cord associated with silicone-coated Dacron dural grafts are presented. In both cases, the cervical spinal cord was distorted and compressed by an intense tissue reaction that encapsulated the synthetic graft. At least two factors are thought to play a role in precipitating this reaction: (1) the introduction of surface contaminants into the wound, and (2) repeated motion at the graft site.

Osteochondroma causing cervical spinal cord compression

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 1125-1130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryunosuke Fukushi ◽  
Makoto Emori ◽  
Noriyuki Iesato ◽  
Masanobu Kano ◽  
Toshihiko Yamashita
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Cord Compression

Cervical spinal cord compression in a child with cervicofacial actinomycosis

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 634-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Po-Cheng Hung ◽  
Huei-Shyong Wang ◽  
Cheng-Hsun Chiu ◽  
Alex M.-C. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Cord Compression

scholarly journals Cervical spinal cord compression: a rare and serious complication of Actinomadura pelletieri actinomycetoma

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eshraga A. Ezaldeen ◽  
Raif Mohamed Ahmed ◽  
El Sammani Wadella ◽  
Nadia El Dawi ◽  
Ahmed Hassan Fahal
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Cord Compression

scholarly journals Acute Spinal Cord Compression due to Chloroma as the Initial Presenting Feature of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

2019 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 130-132
Author(s):  
Sushant Kumar Patro ◽  
Biswaranjan Nayak ◽  
Arun Kumar ◽  
Balappa Holeppagol Krishnamurthy ◽  
Debabrata Biswal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Leukemic Cells ◽  
Diagnostic Challenge ◽  
Antitubercular Drugs ◽  
Previous Diagnosis ◽  
Acute Back Pain

AbstractChloroma is the deposits in leukemic cells outside the bone marrow and is not common. It is extremely rare to find a chloroma compressing the spinal cord causing paraplegia without any prior symptoms. Only few case reports have been found in the literature till date. We report an interesting case of a 7-year-old boy who presented with acute back pain and paraplegia with a dorsal extradural mass, and with a previous diagnosis of tuberculosis of the dorsal spine, treated with antitubercular drugs without any other signs of systemic illness. After surgical decompression and histopathologic examination of the tissue, it was found to be chloroma. There are only few reported cases of this disease initially presented as paraplegia without any systemic signs of malignancy in the literature, and chloroma presents as a diagnostic challenge to the surgeon. Chloromas are a rare cause of acute spinal cord compression but should be diagnosed and treated promptly to prevent neurologic dysfunction.

A Clinical Correlation Research of the Hoffmann Sign and Neurological Imaging Findings in Cervical Spinal Cord Compression

2019 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. e782-e786
Author(s):  
Jing Cao ◽  
Yilin Liu ◽  
Yuqiang Wang ◽  
Liang Zhao ◽  
Weidong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Clinical Correlation ◽  
Imaging Findings

scholarly journals IgG4-Related Sclerosing Disease Causing Spinal Cord Compression: The First Reported Case in Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Nooraldin Merza ◽  
Ahmed Taha ◽  
John Lung ◽  
Anthony W. Benderman ◽  
Stephen E. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Pathological Examination ◽  
Tissue Mass ◽  
Systemic Steroids ◽  
First Case

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is known for forming soft tissue mass lesions that may have compressive effects. It is an extremely rare disease that most frequently affects the pancreas causing autoimmune pancreatitis. It can also affect the gallbladder, salivary glands, and lacrimal glands causing respective organ-specific complications. In our report, we describe an IgG4-RD case that affected the spinal cord. A 60-year-old female presented with cervical spinal cord compression caused by IgG4-RD leading to several neurological deficits. Pathological examination of the excisional biopsy of the mass revealed dense lymphoplasmacytic cells infiltration and stromal fibrosis with IgG4 and plasma cells. The patient showed a dramatic response to the administration of systemic steroids with almost resolution of her neurological symptoms. This case highlights the first case in literature for IgG4-RD of the extradural tissue causing spinal compression. Hereby, we also demonstrate the dramatic response of IgG4-RD to the administration of systemic steroids as the patient had no recurrence after 5 years of close follow-up, the longest reported period of follow-up reported in the literature to date.

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