title: Chondromyxoid fibroma of the lumbar spine.
abstract: A bulky tumor of the first lumbar vertebra is described. The case is the 21st to be reported. The tumor resembled an aneurysmal bone cyst radiologically. It was resected without incident. The previously reported cases are reviewed and the literature discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA), Praça da Cruz Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cabral
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guedes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology