Case Report

Pseudomyxoma peritonei lesion of the thoracic spine

A Case Report and literature review.

Abstract

Case description:

We report here the case of a 64-year-old male presenting pathological fractures of T6 and T7 due to pseudomyxoma peritonei extension to the pleural cavity and thoracic spine. He presented interscapular pain with mild spinal cord compression symptoms. He was treated by achieving T5-T8 laminectomy, T2-T10 pedicle fixation, and T6-T7 vertebrectomy. The postoperative course was uneventful apart from a pulmonary embolism with favorable evolution under anticoagulants. 

Conclusion: Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare condition, with no previously described location in the spine. Here is described the case of a PMP extension to the thorax then the spine, treated with two-level vertebrectomy, laminectomy, and posterior fusion.

 

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/jost.v10i3.16786
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Pseudomyxoma peritonei gelatinous disease thoracic spine vertebrectomy

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Huynh H, Lacroix M, Guigui P, Ferrero E, Meatchi T, KhaliféM. Pseudomyxoma peritonei lesion of the thoracic spine. J Orthop Spine Trauma. 2024;10(3):130-4.