title: Tenosynovial giant cell tumor in the cervico-thoracic junction.
abstract: Tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGT) rarely arises from the posterior coloumn of     the cervical spine. Most lesions of TGT involve the tendon sheath and joint     lining of the small joints of the fingers and hands, and consecutively the knee,     ankles and feet, and hips. Rate of extra-articular presentation is about 5-15%     in all cases. In this report, a case with paraparesis caused by TGT in the     cervico-thoracic junction is presented. The clinical manifestations, diagnosis,     and treatment of this unusual condition are discussed. In the treatment of TGT     of the vertebral column, the main aim should be total surgical excision of the     tumor.
authors.affiliation: Medicana Konya Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Konya, Turkey. ozerkokutan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ozerk
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Okutan
authors.forename: Ihsan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Solaroglu
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozen
authors.forename: Baris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saygili
authors.forename: Ethem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beskonakli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome