title: Ossifying fibroma of the thoracolumbar spine: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 43-year-old woman with ossifying fibroma of the thoracolumbar vertebrae was presented with a 6-month history of progressive radiculomyelopathy. The symptoms were successfully treated by laminectomy and partial resection of the lesion. This is the first reported case of ossifying fibroma involving the thoracolumbar spine. The clinical significance and management of this rare lesion are discussed with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Yao Tokushukai Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohara
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Momma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009192:Myelography; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed