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01-12-2013 | Case Report

Cervical canal stenosis caused by progressive fusion and enlargement of cervical vertebrae with features of Proteus syndrome and Klippel–Feil syndrome

Authors: Shurei Sugita, Hirotaka Chikuda, Junichi Ohya, Yuki Taniguchi, Katsushi Takeshita, Nobuhiko Haga, Tetsuo Ushiku, Sakae Tanaka

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 12/2013

Abstract

We report the case of a female who presented with progressive fusion and an enlargement of the cervical vertebrae. Her cervical deformity gradually progressed with age, and the abnormal bony protrusion into the spinal canal caused myelopathy. We resected the affected vertebrae to decompress the spinal cord and performed combined anterior-posterior spinal fusion. The progression of the spinal deformity and enlargement of vertebrae stopped after surgery. The enlargement of vertebrae in the present case resembled that observed in Proteus syndrome; however, autonomous vertebral fusion has not been reported previously in patients with this condition. Our report may help expand the knowledge on developmental spine disorders.

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Title: Cervical canal stenosis caused by progressive fusion and enlargement of cervical vertebrae with features of Proteus syndrome and Klippel–Feil syndrome
Authors: Shurei Sugita
Hirotaka Chikuda
Junichi Ohya
Yuki Taniguchi
Katsushi Takeshita
Nobuhiko Haga
Tetsuo Ushiku
Sakae Tanaka
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Skeletal Radiology / Issue 12/2013
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-013-1663-y

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