The first step in diagnosing a HÃ¼rthle cell adenoma is to establish the existence of a thyroid tumor. Second, a physician must determine whether the tumor is malignant or benign.
foraminal narrowing or foraminal stenosis is a condition of the spine that can cause pain and other symptoms resulting from spinal nerve root compression at every level of the spine a pair of nerve roots runs through the spinal column via small openings called foramina singular foramen
Description of foraminal stenosis. At every level of the spine, nerve roots branch off the spinal cord and exit the spinal column through small canals. Each of these canals is called an intervertebral foramen or foraminal canal, and foraminal stenosis is a narrowing of this canal.auses of foraminal stenosis. Constriction of the nerve roots leaving the spine in the foraminal canal is typically caused by bone spurs, a herniated or bulging disc, arthritis or ligament thickening.