title: MR findings of desmoplastic fibroma of the spine. A case report.
abstract: We report on the MR imaging findings in a case of spinal desmoplastic fibroma (DF). DF of the bone is a rare, locally aggressive tumor. It is commonly located in long bones, pelvis or mandible. DF involving the spine is extremely rare and difficult to distinguish from other bony lesions such as giant cell tumor, chordoma and fibrous dysplasia of the spine. This case of DF of the spine showed MR findings similar to those of DF arising in the metaphysis of a long bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Institute of Radiation Medicine, SNUMRC, Korea.
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology