Monostotic lumbar manifestation of fibrous dysplasia--a rare entity.
Monostotic manifestation of fibrous dysplasia in the spine is exceedingly rare. We report the case of a 30 year-old woman suffering from slowly increasing low back pain. Radiologically a polycyclic, slightly gadolinium-enhancing, solitary lesion within the first lumbar vertebral body was detected. The lesion was removed and stabilized with bone marrow transplant. We describe the radiological and histopathological findings.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Brüderkrankenhaus Trier, Germany. F.Hertel@bk-trier.de
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Feiden
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Bettag
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Walter
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005358:Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography