A Rare Cause of Acute Paraplegia: Aneurysmal Bone Cyst

• Published in: Turkish journal of osteoporosis Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 115 - 117
• Main Authors: Öztürk, Gülcan, Şilte Karamanlıoğlu, Ayşe Duygu, Akpınar, Pınar, Ünlü Özkan, Feyza, Aktaş, İlknur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi 01-12-2019
• Subjects: acute paraplegia; aneurysmal bone cyst; young patient
• ISSN: 2146-3816; 2147-2653; 2147-2653
• DOI: 10.4274/tod.galenos.2019.50023

Aneurysmal bone cyst of the spine can rarely cause acute paraplegia in young patients. A 30-year-old male patient presented to our physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient clinic with back pain and bilateral lower extremity weakness for 2 weeks. The patient had no history of trauma. In magnetic resonance imaging, the cystic lesions were determined which destructive, contain internal septations and have multiple fluid-fluid levels at the T5-T6 level. The aneurysmal bone cyst was shown by histopathology. Complete resection to the cystic lesion and posterior segmental instrumentation at T2-T7 level were performed. In the control examination performed 6 months later, lower extremity muscle strength was complete and no recurrence was detected.