title: Severe neck and back pain in adolescence: remember osteoblastoma.
abstract: Osteoblastoma is a rare benign tumor of the bone. A 15-year-old boy presented with severe neck and back pain and was followed up for myofascial pain syndrome for 12 months. There was no neurologic deficit or scoliosis. The X-ray of the patient was normal. MRI revealed local destructive tumorous lesion of the T3-T5 vertebrae. The tumor was resected by a spinal surgeon and histologic examination revealed osteoblastoma. The patient's complaints have been completely resolved and there was no recurrence during the follow-up.
authors: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey. aydeniz@gantep.edu.tr
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Aydeniz
authors: Ibrahim
authors: I
authors: Erkutlu
authors: Ozlem
authors: O
authors: Altindağ
authors: Birsev
authors: B
authors: Küçükoğlu
authors: Savaş
authors: S
authors: Gürsoy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001416:Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018215:Osteoblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014965:X-Rays