Abstract
Trauma to the back with ligamentous injury may, rarely, result in the development of a fibrocartilaginous mass and can be clinically mistaken for a neoplastic process. Only a few cases of posttraumatic pseudotumor of the back have been reported in the literature (n = 14), and all of these have involved the nuchal ligament in the cervical spine. We report a case of pseudotumor of the back involving the posterior interspinous ligament overlying the 12th thoracic vertebral body evaluated with sonography and definitively diagnosed with sonographically guided biopsy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1017-1019 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging