Lumbar Disk Fragments Mimicking Spinal Tumor: A Report of One Illustrative Case and its Review of the Literature

Xiaohui Yang, Qin Zhang, Lipin

Abstract

Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a common disease that induces back pain and radicular pain, with an estimated annual incidence of 5 percent adults, disc fragments in cases that migrated upward or downward or no direct connection between the protruded disc materials and intradural lesions, confusion with spinal tumor, may occur.