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Within radiology there is an increasing trend towards specialization in North America [1]. Although some radiologists still consider themselves as generalists, every radiologist has eliminated some aspect of imaging from his repertoire [2]. Within some specialty areas of radiology further subspecialization is beginning to take place. This subspecialization is being affected by conflicting forces, some of which are pushing us towards increased subspecialization in our daily clinical work, while other forces are inhibiting such subspecialization.
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Medicina , Pediatria , Radiologia , Especialização , Estados UnidosAssuntos
Neoplasias Ósseas/secundário , Ganglioneuroma/cirurgia , Neoplasias Retroperitoneais/cirurgia , Simpatectomia , Medronato de Tecnécio Tc 99m/análogos & derivados , Neoplasias Ósseas/diagnóstico por imagem , Pré-Escolar , Erros de Diagnóstico , Reações Falso-Positivas , Humanos , CintilografiaRESUMO
Eosinophilic granuloma commonly involves bone; however, neurologic deficit secondary to bony or extraosseous extension of disease of the spine is rare. We report a case of eosinophilic granuloma of the cervicothoracic junction in a 10-year-old boy and demonstrate the value of magnetic resonance imaging in defining the initial extent of the disease and following the resolution of the extraosseous involvement after therapeutic intervention.