Spinal osteoblastoma in an 11-year-old boy.
An 11-year-old boy with pain in the right sacroiliac region was treated conservatively for six months. During this time, decreased pinprick sensation in the right thigh, shortening of the right leg, and scoliosis developed. Multiple plain films of the spine had shown no abnormality. A bone scan revealed an abnormality in the lumbar spine, and CT showed a destructive lesion. An osteoblastoma was completely resected and the child has remained well for four years.
Marymont
J V
JV
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kan.
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology