[Pigmented villonodular synovitis involving the thoracic spine: a case report].
Spinal diffuse-type giant cell tumours (also known as pigmented villonodular synovitis [PVNS]) are benign. Their occurrence in the thoracic spine is a very rare entity, nevertheless it should be considered in the differential diagnosis. We report about the case of a 35-year-old male presenting with an osteolytic and expansive mass compressing the spinal cord from C7 to Th2. Surgical resection was performed. Histopathological diagnosis was PVNS. 2 years postoperatively the patient was without pain and fully reintegrated in his previous job as a physician.
Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg. ioannis.pechlivanis@nch.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
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D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*