%0 Journal Article %A Mahfoudh, Mourouj %A Ksira, Iadh %A Ben Selma, Hichem %A Slimane, Abdelhafidh %A Korbi, Skander %A Guesmi, Hamouda %A Krifa, Hedi %T An Inflammatory Pseudotumor in the Costo-Vertebral Gutter: Case Report with Literature Review %J Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery %V 2 %N 4 %U http://irjns.org/article-1-81-en.html %R 10.29252/irjns.2.4.25 %D 2017 %K Inflammatory Pseudotumor, Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Costo-vertebral Junction, Bio psy, %X Background and Importance: Inflammatory pseudotumors are benign tumors-like lesions of unknown cause. The most familiar sites for inflammatory pseudotumors are the orbit and respiratory tract. An inflammatory pseudo tumor of costo-vertebral junction is rare. Case Presentation: We presented here a 50-year-old male with two month history of progressive left cervico-brachial pain. The MRI showed an expansive process at the left costo-vertebral gutter with epidural extension through the lateral foramen, causing spinal cord compression from C7 to D3. The thoraco-abdominal CT scan did not identify other lesions. Conclusion: The inflammatory pseudotumor is a chronic inflammatory process of unknown origin. The location of the costo-vertebral gutter is rare and the treatment involves surgery, steroids and radiotherapy. %> http://irjns.org/article-1-81-en.pdf %P 25-27 %& 25 %! Pseudotumor in the Costo-vertebral Gutter %9 Case report %L A-10-99-7 %+ Intern of Neurosurgery, Sahloul Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Sousse, Tunisia %G eng %@ 2423-6497 %[ 2017