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Pathological Study of Percutaneous Image Guided Biopsy of Vertebral and Paravertebral Lesions; Our Experience

Potti Ramya, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, NRI Medical College and Hospital, Chinakakani, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. , Chaitra B1 , Inuganti Venkata Renuka2 , Kasula Lakshmi3 , Potti Ramya4 , Vaddatti Tejeswini5 , Baddula Durgaprasad6

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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 13(3):p 419-425, . | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.13320.9
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Chaitra B, Inuganti Venkata Renuka, Kasula Lakshmi, et. al. Pathological Study of Percutaneous Image Guided Biopsy of
Vertebral and Paravertebral Lesions; Our Experience. Indian J Forensic Med Pathol. 2020;13(3):425–431.
 

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Background: The presence of a spinal lesion whether symptomatic or not, presents adiagnostic challenge and is always a cause for concern. In Indian population common spinal pathologies include tuberculosis and malignancy. We aim to study the spectrum of vertebral and paravertebral lesions, analyse with regard to age, sex, site, pathological diagnosis and
evaluate diagnostic utility of percutaneous image guided biopsy.


Methods: This was an Institutional Ethics Board approved retrospective study conducted in the Department of Pathology on vertebral and paravertebral biopsy specimens received from January 2014 to September 2019.


Results: A total of 152 cases of vertebral and paravertebral lesions were reviewed with age range of 2–80 years and majority of 42 cases among 61–70 years age group. Male predominance with male to female ratio of 1.62:1 was noted. Out of 152 cases, a majority of 62 cases were in lumbar region followed by 59 cases in thoracic region. Paravertebral involvement was noted in 24 cases. Among the 152 cases, 55 cases (36.2%) were non-neoplastic lesions, 84 cases (55.3%) were neoplastic. Among neoplastic lesions secondary deposits (60%) were common followed by primary malignancy (27%) and benign tumours (13%). Most common among, metastasis was Adenocarcinoma; primary malignancy was multiple myeloma; and benign tumour wasschwannoma. Tuberculosis was seen in 17 cases and majority involving the thoracic segments.


Conclusion: CT guided biopsy is a valuable tool for evaluation of vertebral and paravertebral lesions. Metastatic lesions were common followed by multiple myeloma and schwanoma. Tuberculosis was second common among non neoplastic lesions.
 

Keywords: Image guided biopsy; Vertebral lesions.
 

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  • Potti Ramya, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, NRI Medical College and Hospital, Chinakakani, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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  • Chaitra B1
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  • Inuganti Venkata Renuka2
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  • Kasula Lakshmi3
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  • Potti Ramya4
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  • Vaddatti Tejeswini5
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  • Baddula Durgaprasad6
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