Title of article
Temporary Paraplegia Resulting from Gorham s Disease Involving the Third Lumbar Vertebra and Proximal Femur: A Five-year Follow-up and Review of the Literature
Author/Authors
Esmailiejah, Ali Akbar shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Akhtar Hospital - Department of Orthopedics, تهران, ايران , Kamalian, Naser tehran university of medical sciences tums - Shariati Hospital - Department of Pathology, تهران, ايران , Abbasian, Mohammadreza shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Akhtar Hospital - Department of Orthopedics, تهران, ايران
From page
686
To page
690
Abstract
Gorham s disease is a rare musculoskeletal disease of unknown etiology characterized by progressive osteolysis and massive bone destruction. Here, we report an extremely rare case of Gorham s disease involving two far sites in the lumbar spine and trochanteric region, gradually resulting in paraplegia. The patient underwent cord decompression and chemotherapy, and resumed her normal life; she was followed up for nearly five years.
Keywords
Femur , Gorham s disease , paraplegia , spine
Journal title
Archives of Iranian Medicine
Journal title
Archives of Iranian Medicine
Record number
2545299
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