Table 3.

Type of misdiagnosis and mistreatment

Misdiagnosis	Suspected diagnosis	Number of Cases
	Cervical spine syndrome	6/38 (15.8%)
	Lumbar spine syndrome	7/38 (18.4%)
	Sarcoma	9/38 (23.7%)
	Nerve entrapment syndrome	5/38 (13.2%)
	Malignant lymph node	4/38 (10.5%)
	Others	7/38 (18.4%)
	Total amount of cases	38/85 (44.7%)
Mistreatment	Prolonged conservative treatment with irreparable damage	11/38 (28.9%)
	Unnecessary invasive diagnostic (CT-guided biopsy)	7/38 (18.5%)
	Wrong surgical treatment based on misdiagnosis	10/38 (26.3%)
	Inadequate surgical technique used	10/38 (26.3%)