Dumbbell appearance of spinal tumors

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 13 Nov 2017

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Bell D, Goel A, et al. Dumbbell appearance of spinal tumors. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-19816

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-19816

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/19816

rID:

19816

Article created:

14 Oct 2012, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

13 Nov 2017, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

View Daniel J Bell's current disclosures

Revisions:

3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System, Musculoskeletal, Spine

Sections:

Signs

Tags:

spine, refs, cases

The dumbbell appearance of spinal tumors refers to a tumor which has both a component within the canal and a component in the paravertebral space contiguous with each other via a thinner tumor component traversing the neural exit foramen.

The appearance can be seen in: