title: Intraosseous lipoma of lamina of the first thoracic vertebra: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Spine Institute, Sun General Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jong-Beom
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: 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*