Simple bone cyst in spinous process of the c4 vertebra.
Simple bone cysts are common, benign, fluid-filled, cystic lesions that occur mostly in the metaphysis of the long bones and are rarely found in vertebrae. A case of a simple bone cyst in the spinous process of the fourth cervical vertebra in a 26-year-old woman is reported. According to the radiologic findings, the lesion was identified as a simple bone cyst, and the diagnosis was verified by surgical and histopathologic examinations.
Department of Radiology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Bilgen
B
Coskun
Sergin
S
Akpek
Fikret
F
Dogulu
Omer
O
Uluoglu
Gülçin
G
Eken
D000328:Adult; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed