What is myelomalacia cervical spine?

What is myelomalacia cervical spine?

Myelomalacia is a pathological term referring to the softening of the spinal cord. Possible causes of myelomalacia include cervical myelopathy, hemorrhagic infarction, or acute injury, such as that caused by intervertebral disc extrusion.

What is a lesion on the vertebrae?

Lesion is a general term for tissue that has been injured, destroyed, or otherwise has a problem. Spinal lesions affect the nervous tissue of the spine. They may be due to: Cancerous or noncancerous tumors.

What causes spinal cord lesions?

The abnormal growths of tissue can occur from some form of trauma, including an accident, spinal cord injury, or serious infections, such as syphilis or HIV (Rubin). These tissue abnormalities along the spine can be isolated or supporting tissues may also be damaged.

What is increased T2 signal on MRI report?

An increase in T2 signal intensity is often associated with chronic compression of the spinal cord, and it is well established that chronic compression results in structural changes to the spinal cord.

What is T2 hyperintensity?

A hyperintensity or T2 hyperintensity is an area of high intensity on types of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain of a human or of another mammal that reflect lesions produced largely by demyelination and axonal loss.

Do spinal lesions go away?

Typically, the treatment goal in benign spine lesions is definitive cure. Painful benign spine lesions commonly encountered in daily practice include osteoid osteoma, osteoblastoma, vertebral hemangioma, aneurysmal bone cyst, Paget disease, and subacute/chronic Schmorl node.

Can spinal lesions be removed?

Most symptomatic spinal cord tumors require surgical removal which can typically be performed with small incisions on the back or neck and little bony disruption. Depending on the type of tumor, further treatment may be indicated, including radiation or chemotherapy.

Is a spinal lesion a tumor?

A spinal tumor is an abnormal mass of tissue within or surrounding the spinal cord and/or spinal column. These cells grow and multiply uncontrollably, seemingly unchecked by the mechanisms that control normal cells. Spinal tumors can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).

What is abnormal T2?

T2 weighted image – Pathology (spine) The same areas are whiter than usual on this T2 image indicating increased water content. Abnormal brightness on a T2 image indicates a disease process such as trauma, infection, or cancer.

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