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A very rare case of cervicothoracic vertebral synostosis spanning eight adjacent segments: congenital vs acquired

dc.contributor.coauthorCengiç, İsmet
dc.contributor.coauthorAltaş, Hilal
dc.contributor.coauthorBuğdayci, Onur
dc.contributor.departmentKUH (Koç University Hospital)
dc.contributor.kuauthorTüreli, Derya
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteKUH (KOÇ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL)
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-09T23:27:58Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractAn elderly female presented with acute post-traumatic neck pain. Cervical roentgenogram revealed a long-segment cervicothoracic vertebral fusion spanning 8 adjacent spinal levels. The patient was evaluated with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imagings of the spine, electromyography (EMG) and growth differentiation factor 6 (GDF6) gene mutation analysis. Imaging findings were atypical for congenital block vertebrae and there was no GDF6 mutation. A revision of very old medical records and patient's recollections revealed long-term stay in sanatorium for rehabilitation of chronic partially-treated brucella spondylodiscitis during adolescence. Block vertebrae spanning several levels have previously been reported; but, this is the first report of an acquired cervicothoracic fusion spanning 8 adjacent vertebral bodies. / Yaşlı bir kadın hasta travma sonrası akut boyun ağrısı ile başvurdu. Servikal direkt grafisinde 8 ardışık spinal seviyeyi kapsayan uzun segment servikotorakal vertebral füzyon saptandı. Hasta spinal bilgisayarlı tomografi (BT) ve magnetik rezonans (MR) görüntüleme, elektromiyografi (EMG), ve büyüme-farklılaşma faktörü 6 [Growth differentiation factor 6 (GDF6)] gen mutasyonu analizi ile detaylı tetkik edildi. Görüntüleme bulguları konjenital blok vertebra için atipik olan olguda GDF6 gen mutasyonu saptanmadı. Hastanın eski tıbbi raporları ve anamnezinde adolesan dönemde kronik ve kısmen tedavi edilmiş brucella spondilodiskiti rehabilitasyonu amacıyla sanatoryumda uzun dönemli yatış mevcut idi. Birkaç seviyeyi kapsayan blok vertebra olguları daha önceden bildirilmiş olmakla birlikte; bu, 8 ardışık vertebral cismi kapsayan ilk edinsel servikotorakal füzyon olgusudur.
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dc.description.indexedbyScopus
dc.description.indexedbyTR Dizin
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dc.description.openaccessYES
dc.description.publisherscopeNational
dc.description.sponsoredbyTubitakEuN/A
dc.description.volume31
dc.identifier.doi10.5472/marumj.398944
dc.identifier.issn1309-9469
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dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85046742962
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.398944
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/11805
dc.identifier.wos430072000007
dc.keywordsCervicothoracic vertebral synostosis
dc.keywordsKlippel - feil syndrome
dc.keywordsMagnetic resonance imaging
dc.keywordsBrucellosis
dc.keywordsGrowth ifferentiation factor 6
dc.keywordsKlippel-feil-syndrome
dc.keywordsCervical-spine
dc.keywordsAnomalies
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMarmara Univ, Fac Medicine
dc.relation.ispartofMarmara Medical Journal
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.subjectInternal medicine
dc.titleA very rare case of cervicothoracic vertebral synostosis spanning eight adjacent segments: congenital vs acquired
dc.title.alternativeSekiz ardışık segmenti kapsayan çok nadir bir servikotorakal vertebral sinostoz olgusu: konjenital mi, edinsel mi?
dc.typeJournal Article
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