Intraosseous lipoma of lamina of the first thoracic vertebra: a case report.
METHODS
A case is reported.


OBJECTIVE
To report a case of intraosseous lipoma involving the lamina of the first thoracic vertebra.


BACKGROUND
Intraosseous lipomas involving the spine rarely have been reported.


METHODS
An incidental intraosseous lesion of the lamina of the first thoracic vertebra documented on magnetic resonance imaging was surgically excised and pathologically evaluated.


RESULTS
The histologic findings were consistent with those for intraosseous lipomas previously reported in other bones.


CONCLUSIONS
The authors present a rare case of an intraosseous lipoma involving the lamina of the first thoracic vertebra.
Chang
Han
H
Spine Institute, Sun General Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
Park
Jong-Beom
JB
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*