title: Vertebral thoracic osteoclastoma. A case report with emphasis on roentgenological findings.
abstract: A rare case of vertebral osteoclastoma in the body of T8 is presented. Attention is drawn to its unusual radiological features, not previously reported, and to the relative inefficiency of radiotherapy. The most rational treatment for such a tumour appears to be the widest surgical decompression possible, followed by low-dose irradiation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging