title: Aneurysmal bone cyst of spine.
abstract: Four patients (aged 5, 7, 18, and 42) suffering from spinal cord involvement due to an aneurysmal bone cyst are reported. In two cases only a preoperative radiological diagnosis was made, one of them by a CT scan. Combined surgical and radiological treatments were done in three cases with a follow-up of 16 years in one patient and 9 years in the other two. In the fourth case, presenting with a C1 lesion, after radical excision and curettage X-ray therapy was not instituted. Pathological and radiological manifestations are discussed. Therapeutic measures are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy