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Paravertebral mass

MedGen UID:
1053455
Concept ID:
CN377490
Finding
HPO: HP:6000660

Definition

A swelling or enlargment localized next to the vertebral column. The word mass is usually used at an early stage of the diagnostic workup before the precise nature of the swelling has been determined. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Shamhoot IA, Rezk EM, Elkholy AR
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2022 Oct;221:107410. Epub 2022 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2022.107410. PMID: 35985095
Özcan Ç, Polat Ö, Çelik H, Uçar BY
Pain Pract 2019 Nov;19(8):821-825. Epub 2019 Jul 11 doi: 10.1111/papr.12812. PMID: 31228871
Tekin R, Avci A, Tekin RC, Gem M, Cevik R
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2015 Sep-Oct;48(5):594-8. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0197-2015. PMID: 26516970

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Li S, Mao S, Ma Y, Zhu Z, Liu Z, Qian B, Sun X, Qiu Y
Spine Deform 2022 Sep;10(5):1185-1195. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1007/s43390-022-00511-x. PMID: 35486319
Ye S, Wang P, Zhu L, Jing T, Qin J, Zhu Y, Xia D, Wang S
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2020 Oct;30(10):1110-1116. Epub 2020 Jan 9 doi: 10.1089/lap.2019.0532. PMID: 31916899
Tomii M, Itoh Y, Numazawa S, Watanabe K
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2013 Oct;155(10):1907-10. Epub 2013 Jun 5 doi: 10.1007/s00701-013-1787-9. PMID: 23736938
Sinan T, Al-Khawari H, Ismail M, Ben-Nakhi A, Sheikh M
Ann Saudi Med 2004 Nov-Dec;24(6):437-41. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2004.437. PMID: 15646161Free PMC Article
Scott DJ, Wallace WH, Hendry GM
Clin Radiol 1999 May;54(5):321-7. doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(99)90563-9. PMID: 10362240

Diagnosis

Suzuki D, Sato D, Kikuchi K, Suzuki T, Sugasawa K, Saito S, Uchimura F, Suzuki Y
Am J Med Sci 2023 Oct;366(4):316-320. Epub 2023 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2023.07.004. PMID: 37473959
Li S, Mao S, Ma Y, Zhu Z, Liu Z, Qian B, Sun X, Qiu Y
Spine Deform 2022 Sep;10(5):1185-1195. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1007/s43390-022-00511-x. PMID: 35486319
Patel G, Agrawal S, Patil P
J Cancer Res Ther 2020 Jul-Sep;16(4):938-940. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_357_19. PMID: 32930147
Teixeira J, Almeida M, Afonso M, Pinto A
BMJ Case Rep 2015 Aug 5;2015 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-211393. PMID: 26245288Free PMC Article
Robson JM, Harte GJ, Osborne DR, McCormack JG
Clin Infect Dis 1999 Feb;28(2):274-8. doi: 10.1086/515102. PMID: 10064243

Therapy

Suzuki D, Sato D, Kikuchi K, Suzuki T, Sugasawa K, Saito S, Uchimura F, Suzuki Y
Am J Med Sci 2023 Oct;366(4):316-320. Epub 2023 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2023.07.004. PMID: 37473959
Rato M, Rocha TM, Bernardo A, Costa L
ARP Rheumatol 2022 Oct 1;1(3):262-263. PMID: 35867046
Klejnow EV, Hoban K, Nixon I, Elswood TR
BMJ Case Rep 2022 Jan 19;15(1) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240062. PMID: 35046072Free PMC Article
João M, Bento-Miranda M, Gravito-Soares E, Gravito-Soares M, Figueiredo P
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Dec 31;14(12) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246791. PMID: 34972779Free PMC Article
Villaverde H, Gotuzzo E, Seas C
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2011 Mar;84(3):363. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0672. PMID: 21363970Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Li S, Mao S, Ma Y, Zhu Z, Liu Z, Qian B, Sun X, Qiu Y
Spine Deform 2022 Sep;10(5):1185-1195. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1007/s43390-022-00511-x. PMID: 35486319
Klejnow EV, Hoban K, Nixon I, Elswood TR
BMJ Case Rep 2022 Jan 19;15(1) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240062. PMID: 35046072Free PMC Article
Patel G, Agrawal S, Patil P
J Cancer Res Ther 2020 Jul-Sep;16(4):938-940. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_357_19. PMID: 32930147
Gokce A, Bas A, Satir Turk M, Sayan M, Celik A, Akyurek N, Kurul IC
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Dec;68(12):1532-1535. Epub 2020 Jan 25 doi: 10.1007/s11748-020-01293-7. PMID: 31983051
Baikoussis NG, Beis JP, Verra C, Siminelakis SN
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2012 May;16(5):691-4. PMID: 22774413

Clinical prediction guides

Tancharoen L, Muangsomboon S, Sarasombath PT, Angkasekwinai N
BMC Infect Dis 2023 Mar 29;23(1):185. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08143-w. PMID: 36991362Free PMC Article
Rato M, Rocha TM, Bernardo A, Costa L
ARP Rheumatol 2022 Oct 1;1(3):262-263. PMID: 35867046
Singh A, Okonkwo L, Hoffmann JC, Mazzie JP, Baadh AS
Skeletal Radiol 2015 Dec;44(12):1839-43. Epub 2015 Aug 8 doi: 10.1007/s00256-015-2223-4. PMID: 26253133
Baikoussis NG, Beis JP, Verra C, Siminelakis SN
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2012 May;16(5):691-4. PMID: 22774413
Winkler S, Wiesinger E, Graninger W
Infection 1994 Nov-Dec;22(6):420-2. doi: 10.1007/BF01715502. PMID: 7698841

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