Female, 54 years old, with history of Hodgkin's lymphoma in remission, presenting with left arm numbness and pain. Alignment is anatomic. Vertebral body height and morphology are within normal limits. No pathologic marrow replacement, abnormal enhancement or marrow edema is seen.The visualized spinal cord demonstrates normal signal intensity and morphology throughout. No epidural abnormalities are suspected. No pathologic cord or leptomeningeal enhancement is seen.C2-3: Left facet hypertrophy. No significant spinal canal stenosis. Mild left foraminal narrowing C3-4: Left facet hypertrophy. No significant spinal canal stenosis. Mild left foraminal narrowing. C4-5: Bilateral facet hypertrophy. Mild posterior disc-osteophyte complex formation with a small central disc protrusion. No significant spinal canal stenosis. Mild left foraminal narrowing. C5-6: Bilateral facet hypertrophy. Mild posterior disc-osteophyte complex formation. No significant spinal canal stenosis. Mild left foraminal narrowing. C6-7: No significant spinal canal or foraminal stenosis. C7-T1: No significant spinal canal or foraminal stenosis. Scattered ligamentum flavum thickening is seen in the upper thoracic spine.
Mild degenerative findings are noted in the cervical spine without significant spinal canal stenosis or evidence of cord impingement. Several left-sided foramina are mildly narrowed, largely due to facet arthropathy.No evidence of any marrow infiltration or other inflammatory process is seen.