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Case Reports
. 2007;43(4):285-92.
doi: 10.1159/000103308.

Eosinophilic granuloma in the pediatric spine

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Eosinophilic granuloma in the pediatric spine

Jeremy D W Greenlee et al. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2007.

Abstract

Background/aims: Eosinophilic granuloma (EG) involving the vertebrae in the pediatric population presents a difficult management scenario. Issues of surgical versus nonsurgical intervention, spinal stability and continued skeletal growth must all be considered.

Methods: A retrospective review of medical records and radiographs from 1964 to the present yielded 12 patients with age less than 18 at the time of diagnosis of primary spinal EG.

Results: Eleven of these 12 patients presented with pain; 2 patients had neurological deficits. Nine patients were managed nonsurgically, including those undergoing tissue diagnosis by needle (2) or extraspinal (3) biopsy; 3 patients underwent gross total resections. Radiographic diagnosis alone was made in 4. With an average follow-up of 8.1 years, survival is 100%.

Conclusions: EG in the spine infrequently produces neurological deficits in the pediatric age group, although it may result in spinal instability. As such, nonsurgical management is the preferred strategy to effect symptomatic relief.

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