Journal
JAAPA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
Volume 32, Issue 11, Pages 1-3Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000586312.81501.b3
Keywords
giant cell tumor; bone; spine; surgical resection; neurologic deficit; vertebral body collapse
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Giant cell tumor (GCT) of the spine is a rare, benign tumor. Patients typically present with pain and also may experience neurologic deficits from spinal cord and/or nerve root compression. This article describes a patient who presented with acute mid-back pain, was diagnosed with spinal GCT through biopsy, and was treated successfully with surgical resection and instrumentation.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available