- 흉요추 이행부의 경막내 고충증 1예
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- 허진도
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- 대한방사선의학회지
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- 1991년|27권 4호|pp.509-512 (4 pages)
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- 대한영상의학회
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- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
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Sparganosis is a rare parasitic disease usually involving muscle and subcutaneous tissue. Man serves as an accidental intermediate host of sparganum, plerocercoid of spirometra subgenus. Spinal sparganosis is extremely rare, and only 4 cases have been reported in the literature. We describe a case of sparganosis affecting the intradural extramedullary space of the thoracolumbar junction. Myelography revealed an irregular intradural filling defect with complete block below the T-10 level. MRI showed a mild hyperintense lesion in the posterolateral portion of the intradural sac on T2WI and patchy enhancement on Gd-DTPA enhanced T1WI. The findings are consistent with granulation tissue related to sparganum. If there is a long segment involvement with a complete block at the cervicothoracic or thoracolumbar junction, no associated bony destruction, and a patient history of consuming snakes or frogs, sparganosis may be considered in the differential diagnosis.