title: Giant cell tumor of the thoracic spine: MR appearance.
abstract: The MR features of a giant cell tumor that predominantly involved the posterior elements of a thoracic vertebra are presented. This extradural neoplasm compressed and displaced the spinal cord. The tumor had low to intermediate signal on short-repetition-time images and predominantly high signal on long-repetition-time images. It showed mild heterogeneous enhancement with gadopentetate dimeglumine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, NY.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yaw
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Devaney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery