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Magnetic resonance imaging revealed extensive vertebral destruction with large paravertebral abscesses causing spinal cord compression. In one case, the disease extended into the cervicothoracic region with mediastinal involvement. The diagnosis was established through characteristic clinical and imaging findings and was microbiologically confirmed by GeneXpert detection of\n Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/jats:italic>\n .\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n Cervical spinal tuberculosis should be considered in patients with persistent neck pain and neurological symptoms. 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