title: Monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the thoracic spine: A case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a benign bone lesion manifested by local pain, swelling and deformity change. We report a case of monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the first thoracic vertebrae that treated by radical removal and reconstruction.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 29-year-old man with monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the first thoracic vertebrae was admitted to our department because of persistent, dull back pain for 3 months. Radical removal of the first thoracic vertebrae and reconstruction were performed in a combined posterior-anterior approach. This patient experienced complete pain relief without any complication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This report presents a rare case of monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the first thoracic vertebrae, with symptoms of chronic back pain that was successfully treated with radical excision and reconstruction, providing a good option to the patient.
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.|Graduate School, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Chang-Qing
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Hu-Sheng
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Xin-Jian
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005358:Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Monostotic; fibrous dysplasia; spine; surgical treatment