title: Dorsal spine osteoblastoma.
abstract: Benign osteoblastoma is a rare primary neoplasm comprising less than 1% of primary bone tumors.[1] We report a case of a 20-year-old female patient presenting with progressive paraparesis over one year and back pain over the dorsal spine gradually increasing in severity over a year. Computerised tomomography (CT) of the spine revealed a well-defined 3.5 × 3.0 cm mass heterodense expansile bony lesion arising from the lamina of the D12 vertebra, having lytic and sclerotic component and causing compromise of the bony spinal canal. D12 laminectomy and total excision of the tumor was done.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Pranshu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Krishna Hospital and Research Centre, Haldwani, Uttaranchal, India.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Krishna Hospital and Research Centre, Haldwani, Uttaranchal, India.
authors.forename: Bharat B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Garg
keywords: Dorsal; female; osteoblastoma; spine