Aggressive Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma With Asymptomatic Spinal Cord Compression Revealed By A “Curtain Signâ€Â

• Main Authors: Martin Housset, Pierre-Yves Marcy, Cécile Badoual, Laure S. Fournier, Juliette Thariat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: EduRad Publishing 2008-08-01
• Series: Journal of Radiology Case Reports
• Subjects: metastasis, Trolard membrane, curtain sign, epidural, vertebral body, ligament, dura
• Online Access: http://www.radiologycases.com/index.php/radiologycases/article/view/3

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: small;">The author presents a case with an unusually aggressive evolution of an adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck. The patient presented with sciatica one year after initial diagnosis. She was otherwise asymptomatic. Complete work-up for bone involvement, included bone scan and MRI. The patient had asymptomatic thoracic (T5) vertebral metastasis revealed by a typical curtain sign on MRI. She benefited from radiotherapy and did not develop respiratory distress, paraplegia or pain but died of other metastases. </span></span></p>