title: Spinal xanthogranuloma in a child: case report.
abstract: A case of a patient with a xanthogranuloma in the thoracic spine is presented. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intradural extramedullary tumor between T6 and T9 as a low-intensity mass on both T1- and T2-weighted images. Total removal of this tumor was achieved through a laminoplastic laminectomy. Differentiation of this disease from other xanthogranulomas in the central nervous system is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Anjo Kohsei Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimosawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tohyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shibayama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirota
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014972:Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology