Brain Tumor Mimicking Cervical Spinal Disease - A Case Report -

Tae Kyun Kim; Chul-Hyung Kang; Suk Joong Lee

doi:10.4184/jkss.2015.22.4.183

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Kim, Kang, and Lee: Brain Tumor Mimicking Cervical Spinal Disease - A Case Report -

Case Report

Journal of Korean Spine Surg 2015;22(4):183-185.

Published online: 21 December 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4184/jkss.2015.22.4.183

Brain Tumor Mimicking Cervical Spinal Disease - A Case Report -

Tae Kyun Kim, M.D., Chul-Hyung Kang, M.D., Ph.D.^∗, Suk Joong Lee, M.D.^∗,

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Korea

^∗Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Corresponding author: Suk Joong Lee, M.D. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea TEL: +82-53-250-7729, FAX: +82-53-250-7205 E-mail: polo4164@naver.com

Received 10 August 201514 August 2015 Accepted 8 October 2015

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Study Design

Case report.

Objectives

To report a case of cerebellar tumor mimicking cervical spinal disease with neck pain for one year.

Summary of Literature Review

Neck pain is one of the most common symptoms of cervical spinal disease. Neck pain in the cervical spine is usually accompanied by radiculopathic or myelopathic symptoms. Pain aggravated with neck motion is another point of differentiation. However, the differential diagnosis of neck pain is not always easy.

Materials and Methods

A 47-year-old woman presented with neck pain, without other symptoms of radiculopathy or myelopathy. The neck pain was not position-dependent and had exacerbated 1 week previously. Cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a brain tumor in the cerebellum.

Results

The patient underwent surgical craniotomy and tumor resection. The neck pain improved after surgery.

Conclusions

If neck pain cannot be explained by cervical pathological conditions, the possibility of other causes, including brain pathology, should be considered.

Keywords: Neck pain, Brain tumor, Cervical spinal disease

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Fig. 1.

Cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and brain MRI.(A) T2 sagittal cervical MRI showed no cervical abnormality, (B) T2 sagittal cervical MRI showed high signal intensity in the cerebellum and surrounding edema, (C) T2 axial brain MRI showed a left cerebellar mass with high signal intensity, (D) T2 axial brain MRI showed a left cerebellar mass with high signal intensity and surrounding edema.

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