2024年11月19日 · If an intradural spinal mass is identified, the following features should be described, as they may help narrow the differential diagnosis or have clinical implications: size. signal intensity on T1 and T2 weighted images +/- appearance on other sequences. presence and pattern of contrast enhancement. location. intramedullary or intradural ...

2024年11月19日 · Intradural extramedullary neoplasms are located outside the spinal cord but within the dural sheath. The majority (70-80%) of spinal canal tumors are intradural extramedullary 1. Patients present with signs and symptoms of …

2017年6月2日 · An intradural extramedullary tumor is a spinal cord tumor that causes spinal cord compression — nerves in and around the spinal cord are compressed as the tumor grows in size. The vast majority of these tumors are benign and treated with surgery.

Catheter-associated inflammatory masses (CIMs) are a rare but serious complication of intrathecal drug delivery devices. CIM formation is influenced by local medication concentration, which is determined in part by flow dynamics at the catheter tip.

Describe the management of intrathecal drug delivery system failure. Key points. • Device failures and human errors related to intrathecal drug delivery systems can lead to fatal complications as a result of withdrawal or overdose. •

Here we describe a neurofibromatosis type-1 patient, who presented with a symptomatic spinal mass in the setting of an intrathecal fentanyl and bupivacaine pump. The mass, initially thought by referring physicians to be a nerve sheath tumor, was resected and found to …

Objectives: In a companion article, we synthesized current clinical and preclinical data to formulate hypotheses about the etiology of drug administration catheter-tip inflammatory masses. In this article, we communicate our recommendations for the detection, treatment, mitigation, and prevention of such masses.

Intrathecal drugs included morphine or hydromorphone, either alone or mixed with other drugs, in 39 of 41 cases. No masses were reported in patients who received baclofen as the only intrathecal medication. Thirty patients underwent surgery to …

Focused discussions concerning the rational use of IT agents and its relationship to the etiology of, prevention of, and treatment of IT granuloma were held. Results. This report presents here new knowledge of the etiology of catheter tip granuloma and guidelines for its prevention and treatment. Background.

Intramedullary spinal cord tumors, like the one depicted in the image below, refer to a subgroup of intradural spinal tumors that arise from cells within the spinal cord, as opposed to...