title: A thoracic spinal bone giant cell tumor in a skeletally immature girl. A case report and literature review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Giant cell tumors (GCT) are benign primary bone tumors, locally aggressive, affecting in long bones in young adults during the third decade. It is rare to experience this lesion in skeletally immature patients. GCT are related to a risk of local recurrence and malignant transformation.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a rare case of a giant cell tumor of the thoracic spine in a skeletally immature girl presenting with a painful right scoliosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  MRI, CT scan, and bone scintigraphy were discordant and the percutaneous biopsy non-contributive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A marginal "en bloc" resection was performed and revealed the GCT. Based on a literature review, the diagnosis and the surgical management of this case are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Hopital Couple Enfants, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Loic
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sigwalt
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Hopital Couple Enfants, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Emeline
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Hopital Couple Enfants, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eid
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Radiology, Hopital Couple Enfants, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Hopital Couple Enfants, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Griffet
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Hopital Couple Enfants, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France. aurelien.courvoisier@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Aurélien
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Courvoisier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Children; Giant cell tumor; Spine