technetium-tc-99m-medronate and Spinal-Cord-Neoplasms

Ganglioneuroma (GN) is a rare benign neural tumor, usually derived from the ganglia of the sympathetic system. This report describes a 36-year-old man who presented with back pain and local tenderness that closely mimicked the clinical and ima-ging findings of spondylodiskitis. However, histologic examination made the diagnosis of GN. To our knowledge, this is the first report presenting the pattern of a GN as a differential diagnosis of spondylodiskitis.

Topics: Adult; Diagnosis, Differential; Discitis; Ganglioneuroma; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Radiopharmaceuticals; Spinal Cord Neoplasms; Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; Thoracic Vertebrae; Whole Body Imaging