title: MONOSTOTIC PAGET'S DISEASE IN LUMBAR VERTEBRAE: AN ATYPICAL LOCATION.
abstract: A 41-year-old white female patient with complaints of lumbar pain for more than three years, without irradiation, underwent several radiological examinations. Her condition was diagnosed by means of biopsy, as monostotic Paget' s disease in the third lumbar vertebra. This is an uncommon location.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedist at Hospital Sao Marcos (HSM) and the Piauí Association for Combating Cancer (APCC), Teresina, PI. Member of the Brazilian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology.
authors.forename: Alexandre Dias
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Professor in the Discipline of General Pathology, State University of Piauí, and Pathologist in the Pathological Anatomy Laboratory, HSM/APCC.
authors.forename: Jerúsia Oliveira
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Ibiapina
authors.affiliation: Professor in the Discipline of General Pathology, Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), and Pathologist in the Pathological Anatomy Laboratory, HSM/APCC.
authors.forename: Lina Gomes
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Retired Professor of the Discipline of General Pathology, Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), and Pathologist in the Pathological Anatomy Laboratory, HSM/APCC.
authors.forename: Teresinha Castelo Branco
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Orthopedist at HSM/APCC, Member of the Brazilian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology and of the Brazilian Association of Orthopedic Oncology. Professor of the Medical Course of the Federal University of Piauí and MSc from FMUSP.
authors.forename: Marcelo Barbosa
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
keywords: Monostotic fibrous dysplasia; Paget's disease; Spine