Jadhav Aniket B, Sarah Sangeetha Gajendran, Cederberg Robert, Wagh Aditya, Kiat-Amnuay Sudarat
Department of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Department of General Practice and Dental Public Health, The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Imaging Sci Dent. 2018 Sep;48(3):223-226. doi: 10.5624/isd.2018.48.3.223. Epub 2018 Sep 18.
This report presents a case of cervical pneumatocysts as an incidental finding on cone-beam computed tomography. Pneumatocysts are gas-containing lesions of unknown etiology. They usually present in the ilium or sacrum, adjacent to the sacroiliac joint. In the literature, 21 case reports have described cervical pneumatocysts. Cervical pneumatocysts should be differentiated from other lesions, such as osteomyelitis, osteonecrosis, and neoplasms, as well as post-traumatic and post-surgical cases. Computed tomography, cone-beam computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging are appropriate tools to diagnose cervical pneumatocysts.
本报告介绍了一例在锥形束计算机断层扫描中偶然发现的颈椎气囊肿病例。气囊肿是病因不明的含气病变。它们通常出现在髂骨或骶骨,靠近骶髂关节。在文献中,有21例病例报告描述了颈椎气囊肿。颈椎气囊肿应与其他病变相鉴别,如骨髓炎、骨坏死、肿瘤以及创伤后和手术后病例。计算机断层扫描、锥形束计算机断层扫描和磁共振成像都是诊断颈椎气囊肿的合适工具。