title: Chondromyxoid fibroma of two thoracic vertebrae.
abstract: We report on a case of chondromyxoid fibroma involving two adjacent thoracic vertebrae with features of aggressive behaviour on radiographs, CT and MRI. Histology revealed typical chondromyxoid fibroma with unusually coarse calcifications. Chondromyxoid fibroma of the spine is rare, and only 30 of these tumours have been reported so far. Involvement of two contiguous vertebral bodies by chondromyxoid fibroma, as reported here, appears exceptional.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zanetti
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boos
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: von Hochstetter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed