title: Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the spine. Case report.
abstract: Pigmented villonodular synovitis commonly occurs in synovial joints of the appendicular skeleton, but rarely affects the synovial joints of the spine. It has both neoplastic and benign features, and the etiology is thought to be posttraumatic. The case of a young man presenting with paraparesis and a large thoracic lesion is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Toledo Hospital, Ohio.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: McCormick
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Domenico
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Savory
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology