Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia of the cervical spine: case report and review of the literature.
BACKGROUND
Multiple lytic lesions of the spine usually represent metastatic or infectious disease processes.


OBJECTIVE
To describe an extremely rare presentation of an uncommon disease process.


METHODS
Case report/university hospital.


METHODS
We describe the management of a patient who presented with a pathological fracture of C3 and multiple lytic lesions of the cervical spine.


RESULTS
After reconstructive surgery, the final pathological diagnosis was fibrous dysplasia.


CONCLUSIONS
Fibrous dysplasia is rarely seen in the cervical spine and may mimic other pathological processes. The surgical and medical management of spinal fibrous dysplasia is described.
Medow
Joshua E
JE
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53717, USA.
Agrawal
Basheal M
BM
Resnick
Daniel K
DK
D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed