| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3391165 | Seminarios de la Fundación Española de Reumatología | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The ivory vertebra is an osteoblastic spine lesion. It is defined as a solitary homogeneously radiodense vertebral body with normal size and limits and with no change in adjacent intervertebral discs. The ivory vertebra is seen in a conventional radiography in patients with low back pain or as a casual finding in asymptomatic patients. The differential diagnosis of ivory vertebra is wide and include benign disorders and sometimes cancer with an ominous prognosis. That is why is a diagnostic challenge for clinicians and radiologists.
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Authors
Gustavo Tolchinsky Wiesen, Emma GarcÃa Melchor, Alejandro Olivé Marqués,