title: Chondromyxoid fibroma of the ala of the sacrum presenting as a cause of lumbar pain in an adolescent.
abstract: We report a case of chondromyxoid fibroma of the ala of the sacrum: its presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and resolution. Although this tumor is admittedly rare, our case demonstrates the need for careful evaluation of pack pain in an adolescent.
authors.affiliation: Capital Region Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Jefferson City, MO 65109, USA.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Rodgers
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zimbler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed