Pseudotumoral vertebral body enhancement

Open-Ring Enhancement in Pseudotumoral Multiple Sclerosis: Important Radiological Aspect

Introduction. Observation of open-ring enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is considered a specificity marker for diagnosing pseudotumoral multiple sclerosis (MS). This finding is of great value in the differential diagnosis of tumefactive lesions. Case Report. We describe a 55-year-old white woman, with previous history of ovarian cancer and recent history of fatigue and bilateral ...

Pseudotumoral Eosinophilic Cystitis

Eosinophilic cystitis is a rare inflammatory disease of the bladder which origin and pathogenesis are unknown. Since the first description in 1960, hundreds of cases have been reported, 20 Pseudotumor forms. We report a case of cystitis eosinophils in tumor-form, a patient of 72 years without urological or allergic history. The patient was treated with endoscopic resection alone. The outcome wa...

Minimally Invasive Treatment of Vertebral Body Fractures

Collapsed L4 Vertebral Body Caused by Brucellosis

Brucellosis is caused by gram-negative, aerobic, non-motile, facultative, intracellular coccobacilli belonging to the genus Brucella. A 50-year-old man working as an employee was admitted to neurosurgery clinic with severe low back, radicular right leg pain and hypoesthesia in right L4-5 dermatomes for 2 months. Brucella tube agglutination (Wright) test was positive in serum sample of the patie...

Pseudotumoral Malacoplakia of the Bladder

Malacoplakia is a rare inflammatory condition most often affecting the genitourinary system. We report the case of a 24-year-old man who presented with gross hematuria, nocturia, frequency, dysuria and considerable weight loss during the preceding three months. Digital rectal examination showed a solid pelvic mass. Ultrasonography and computed tomography showed calyceal dilatation on the right ...