title: Focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia in the thoracic vertebra: A case report.
abstract: Focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia (FFCD) is a rare, paraneoplastic disease that often presents in children and teenagers. Previous studies have reported cases of lesions in the proximal tibia and distal femur, as well as lesions in the upper extremities. The present study describes a case of FFCD on the transverse process and the rib. The imaging findings were found to correspond with the typical observations of FFCD and a biopsy from the nidus revealed pathological results similar to those of previous reports. Thus, the present study demonstrated that FFCD affects tubular bones as well as flat bones. Further studies are required to investigate the underlying mechanism and treatment of FFCD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570102, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zhi Hong
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xuan Ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shan Hu
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zhi Li
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia; rib; thoracic vertebra