title: [An unusual localization of solitary bone cyst in a child: the lumbar spine].
abstract: Solitary bone cysts involving the spine in children are extremely rare. We report such a lesion in a 7-year-old girl who presented with an expansible, bubbly cystic lesion of the third lumbar vertebra. The intraoperative findings and histologic examination indicated the diagnosis of a solitary bone cyst. She was treated successfully with curettage and bone grafting.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Orthopédie et Chirurgie Réparatrice Pédiatrique (Pr MIRI), Hôpital d'Enfants-Rabat-Maroc. amabdel hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amrani
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dandane
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: el Alami
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miri
mesh_terms: D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D003475:Curettage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery