title: Monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the lumbar spine: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the spine is extremely rare. We present a 57-year-old man who complained of persistent low back pain with monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the lumbar spine. Computed tomography revealed a lytic expansile lesion and marginal sclerosis in the L2 posterior element, although a bone scan did not reveal increased uptake in the lesion. The patient underwent total excision of the tumor via a posterior approach. Two years later, he is asymptomatic with no recurrence of the lesion, as confirmed by imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. asayan@me.ndmc.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asazuma
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masuoka
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasuoka
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aida
mesh_terms: D005358:Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome