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Charcot Joint of the Spine with Long Term Survival and Return to Near Full Function

Russell P. GOLLARD¹, Larry ROSEN¹, John ANSON<sup>1

1</sup>Cancer and Blood Specialists of Nevada, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology
²Mike O’Callaghan Federal Hospital, Department of Diagnostic Radiology
³Western Regional Center for Brain and Spine Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery Henderson, Nevada, USA

Keywords: Charcot joint, Soft tissue malignancies

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Charcot joints of the spine are rare entities which mimic low grade soft tissue malignancies by appearing as a destructive mass lesion on radiographic studies. We report a 42-year-old diabetic female, who presented with a mass-like lesion of the thoracic spine extending into the posterior mediastinum. She presented with hemiplegia. With conservative treatment and without mechanical stabilization or instrumentation of the spine, the patient was able to undergo rehabilitation and is alive ten years after presentation.

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