title: Chondroblastoma of the thoracic vertebra.
abstract: A 48-year-old patient with interscapular pain was admitted to our clinic. MRI revealed a mass infiltrating the second thoracic vertebra and adjacent structures. No other clinical manifestations were observed in general examination. The patient underwent surgery and subtotal removal was achieved while anterior and posterior stabilisations were performed. Diagnosis was pathologically confirmed. As thoracic chondroblastoma cases are not frequent, we decided to present this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. ayhanattar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Attar
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Ugur
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Caglar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erdogan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
mesh_terms: D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome