ReviewBMJ case reports2019
Pseudogout or pseudolymphoma? Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease of the cervical spine: a rare presentation and literature review.
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- Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Resection of the Posterior Arch of the Atlas for Crowned Dens Syndrome.The American journal of case reports · 2026Article
- Pseudogout-Induced Cervical Myelopathy: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease and retro-odontoid pseudotumor rupture managed via posterior occipital cervical instrumented fusion: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2022Article
- Cervical myeloradiculopathy as an initial presentation of pseudogout.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2021Article
- Cervical myelopathy due to subaxial calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) deposition with simultaneous asymptomatic crowned dens syndrome: two case reports.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease of the cervical and thoracolumbar spine: A report of two cases.North American Spine Society journal · 2020Article
- Spinal pseudogout is a joker. Commentary on "Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease of the cervical and thoracolumbar spine: A report of two cases".North American Spine Society journal · 2020Article
- A case of acute calcium pyrophosphate arthritis in two rare sites of involvement: The cervical facet and atlantoaxial joint.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease is a crystal arthropathy primarily affecting peripheral joints, most commonly the wrist and the knees. However, CPPD in the cervical spine is a rare entity. This report describes a case of CPPD of the cervical spine which presents with symptoms of neck pain and brachalgia. A 62-year-old woman presented with left-sided upper limb and neck pain. MRI scanning revealed a low signal abnormality within the C6 and C7 vertebrae, and the possibility of lymphoma was raised. The patient was recalled for gadolinium-enhanced scans which showed perivertebral and marrow enhancement. Fine-needle aspirate histology initially suggested a spindle cell tumour or lymphoma. However, CT-guided biopsy showed positively birefringent crystals, confirming CPPD. CPPD of the spine is a rare differential of nerve impingement in the cervical spine when MRI scanning perivertebral signal enhancement. Furthermore, CPPD of the spine can mimic malignancy.
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