Vertebral sarcoidosis: long-term follow-up with MRI.
Skeletal Radiol
; 43(8): 1185-90, 2014 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Vertebral involvement in sarcoidosis is rare and its clinical and imaging features are non-specific. Indeed, because the lesions are hard to differentiate from metastatic disease based on imaging alone, a histological confirmation is advised. Fatty replacement is a well-known finding indicating stabilization and healing in both benign and malignant conditions. It can be used as an indicator of a favorable disease course and response to treatment. We report the case of a 43-year-old woman with multifocal vertebral sarcoidosis lesions and long-term follow-up showing progressive and gradual fatty involution on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during 4 years of steroid treatment with a final favorable outcome.
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Assunto principal:
Sarcoidose
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Doenças da Coluna Vertebral
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Coluna Vertebral
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Skeletal Radiol
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article