vertebral body 11 with bone destruction

and sclerosis

white arrow=thickened para spinal soft

tissue due inflammation.

Reference:BiblioMed Textbook-Computed Body Tomography

para-spinal pleural based lymphoma.

Reference:BiblioMed Textbook-Computed Body Tomography

paravertebral masses

Para-vertebral Masses:

1-Neurogenic tumors:

-Could be one of three types,the first one arising from the peripheral nerves(neurofibroma and neurolimmoma i young adults),while the second one arise from sympathetic ganglia(ganglioneuroma and neuroblastoma in children) while the last type arises from paraganglionic cells(pheochromocytoma and chemodectoma).All these tumors could be benign or malignant.

2-Lateral thorasic meningocele:+vertebral anomalies+filled with intracecal contrast.

3-Neuro-enteric cyst:+vertebral anomalies+not filled with intracecal contrast.

4-Diseases of thorasic spines as tumors,infectious spondylitis and fractures which causes bilateral paravertebral masses.

5-Extra-medullary hematopoiesis

6-Vascular abnormalities such as aortic aneurysm