Differential Diagnosis of Tumoral Lesions in the Spinal Canal in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Study DesignA retrospective study.PurposeTo clarify the features useful for the differential diagnosis of spinal canal tumoral lesions in patients undergoing hemodialysis.Overview of LiteratureTumoral lesions in the spinal canal are rarely found in hemodialysis patients. Therefore, the differential...

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Main Authors: Keiji Wada, Yasuaki Murata, Yoshiharu Kato
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Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2015-04-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-9-194.pdf
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description Study DesignA retrospective study.PurposeTo clarify the features useful for the differential diagnosis of spinal canal tumoral lesions in patients undergoing hemodialysis.Overview of LiteratureTumoral lesions in the spinal canal are rarely found in hemodialysis patients. Therefore, the differential diagnosis of tumoral lesions in the spinal canal in hemodialysis patients has been very difficult.MethodsSpinal canal tumors in 17 patients undergoing hemodialysis or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis were investigated. Histopathological analysis was conducted for all specimens obtained during surgery. The tumoral lesions were categorized into 3 groups on the basis of histopathology: spinal cord tumor, amyloidoma, and other. Patient medical history and diagnostic images of each group were reviewed.ResultsEight of 17 cases were histopathologically diagnosed as spinal cord tumors and were neurinomas, 6 were amyloidomas, and 3 were classified as other. The rate of spinal cord tumors was 47.1% (8 of 17 cases), which revealed the most frequent lesion type. The rate of amyloidomas and other types was 35.3% (6 of 17 cases) and 17.6% (3 of 17cases), respectively. In the amyloidoma group, the mean duration of hemodialysis (24.3 years) was longer than that of spinal cord tumors and other types (9.2 years and 8.6 years, respectively). All spinal cord tumors were intradural extramedullary, whereas all amyloidomas and other types were extradural.ConclusionsThe rate of each tumoral lesion, the duration of hemodialysis, and the tumoral localization are important features for the differential diagnosis of tumoral lesions in the spinal canal in hemodialysis patients.
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spelling doaj.art-2aa63a1bf4f6443ca2bbe4507c8a87b92022-12-21T17:32:24ZengKorean Spine SocietyAsian Spine Journal1976-19021976-78462015-04-019219419910.4184/asj.2015.9.2.194740Differential Diagnosis of Tumoral Lesions in the Spinal Canal in Patients Undergoing HemodialysisKeiji Wada0Yasuaki Murata1Yoshiharu Kato2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.Study DesignA retrospective study.PurposeTo clarify the features useful for the differential diagnosis of spinal canal tumoral lesions in patients undergoing hemodialysis.Overview of LiteratureTumoral lesions in the spinal canal are rarely found in hemodialysis patients. Therefore, the differential diagnosis of tumoral lesions in the spinal canal in hemodialysis patients has been very difficult.MethodsSpinal canal tumors in 17 patients undergoing hemodialysis or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis were investigated. Histopathological analysis was conducted for all specimens obtained during surgery. The tumoral lesions were categorized into 3 groups on the basis of histopathology: spinal cord tumor, amyloidoma, and other. Patient medical history and diagnostic images of each group were reviewed.ResultsEight of 17 cases were histopathologically diagnosed as spinal cord tumors and were neurinomas, 6 were amyloidomas, and 3 were classified as other. The rate of spinal cord tumors was 47.1% (8 of 17 cases), which revealed the most frequent lesion type. The rate of amyloidomas and other types was 35.3% (6 of 17 cases) and 17.6% (3 of 17cases), respectively. In the amyloidoma group, the mean duration of hemodialysis (24.3 years) was longer than that of spinal cord tumors and other types (9.2 years and 8.6 years, respectively). All spinal cord tumors were intradural extramedullary, whereas all amyloidomas and other types were extradural.ConclusionsThe rate of each tumoral lesion, the duration of hemodialysis, and the tumoral localization are important features for the differential diagnosis of tumoral lesions in the spinal canal in hemodialysis patients.http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-9-194.pdfHemodialysisTumoral lesionsSpinal canalDifferential diagnosis
spellingShingle Keiji Wada
Yasuaki Murata
Yoshiharu Kato
Differential Diagnosis of Tumoral Lesions in the Spinal Canal in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
Asian Spine Journal
Hemodialysis
Tumoral lesions
Spinal canal
Differential diagnosis
title Differential Diagnosis of Tumoral Lesions in the Spinal Canal in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
title_full Differential Diagnosis of Tumoral Lesions in the Spinal Canal in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
title_fullStr Differential Diagnosis of Tumoral Lesions in the Spinal Canal in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
title_full_unstemmed Differential Diagnosis of Tumoral Lesions in the Spinal Canal in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
title_short Differential Diagnosis of Tumoral Lesions in the Spinal Canal in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
title_sort differential diagnosis of tumoral lesions in the spinal canal in patients undergoing hemodialysis
topic Hemodialysis
Tumoral lesions
Spinal canal
Differential diagnosis
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