title: Chondromyxoid fibroma of the upper thoracic spine in a 7-year-old patient. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We report a case of a 7-year-old white female who presented with acute, progressive bilateral lower extremity weakness over 48 h.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report and presentation of clinical, radiological and pathological data on a single case of chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) of the T2 vertebral body.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Magnetic resonance imaging of the thoracic spine revealed an extensive mass invading the lamina of the second thoracic vertebra, causing extensive cord compression and progressive neurological deterioration. Surgical resection and pathologic study of the mass revealed a CMF.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A thorough Medline search has revealed that only 25 cases of spinal CMF have been reported, making this lesion an extremely rare bone tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kans., USA.
authors.forename: Christopher C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Meredith
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kepes
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Cyril T S
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Sebastian
authors.forename: Joan K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery