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ArticleRadiology case reports2024

Scalpellum occulta: A rare case of dorsal spinal arachnoid web without the scalpel sign.

Joo Won Choi, Kulani E DeSimone, Vianca Mae Dacumos, Reid R Hoshide, Yang Qiao, Ferdinand K Hui

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Joo Won ChoiJohn A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 651 Ilalo Street, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA.
Kulani E DeSimoneJohn A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 651 Ilalo Street, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA.
Vianca Mae DacumosCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 3050 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Reid R HoshideDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Queen's Medical Center, 550 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.
Yang QiaoDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin Street Suite #1200, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Ferdinand K HuiJohn A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 651 Ilalo Street, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA.

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Abstract

Spinal arachnoid web is a rare condition characterized by extramedullary bands of arachnoid tissue at the level of the dorsal thoracic spinal cord that may lead to progressive, permanent neurological deficits. To date, this condition has been radiographically characterized by a scalpel sign, which has been pathognomonic in all reported cases of spinal arachnoid webs. In this case, we report the first known patient with confirmed spinal arachnoid web without radiographic evidence of the scalpel sign. In reporting our finding, we encourage a higher clinical suspicion for spinal arachnoid web in patients presenting with progressive thoracic myelopathy following trauma, and radiographic evidence of ventrally displaced spinal cord and turbulent cerebrospinal fluid flow, even in the absence of a scalpel sign.

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MyelopathyScalpel signSpinal arachnoid webSpinal trauma

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PMID38317702
PMCPMC10839584

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