Vertebra plana of the lumbar spine caused by an aneurysmal bone cyst: a case report.

Papagelopoulos, P J; Currier, B L; Galanis, E C; Sim, F H

Papagelopoulos, P J; Currier, B L; Galanis, E C; Sim, F H.

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Papagelopoulos PJ; Department of Orthopaedics, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) ; 28(2): 119-24, 1999 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10067715

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

The patient was a 15-year-old girl who had a lesion of the fourth lumbar vertebra. Plain radiographs suggested vertebra plana, with complete collapse of the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra and no involvement of the intervertebral disk spaces. The presumptive diagnosis was eosinophilic granuloma. Progressive neurologic symptoms required surgical excision of the lesion, decompression, and fusion. Histopathologic examination of the operative specimen confirmed the diagnosis of an aneurysmal bone cyst.

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Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal/diagnosis; Lumbar Vertebrae; Spinal Diseases/diagnosis; Adolescent; Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal/diagnostic imaging; Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal/pathology; Decompression, Surgical; Eosinophilic Granuloma/diagnosis; Fatal Outcome; Female; Humans; Radiography; Spinal Diseases/diagnostic imaging; Spinal Diseases/pathology; Spinal Fusion

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Spinal Diseases / Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Lumbar Vertebrae Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans Language: En Year: 1999 Type: Article

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