Giant Cell Tumor Involving the Sixth Cervical Spine: One Case Report
10.4055/jkoa.1984.19.3.611
- Author:
Yung Khee CHUNG
;
Won Ho CHO
;
Jung Soo PARK
;
Ik Yull CHANG
;
Suk Hyun CHO
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Giant cell tumor;
Cervical spine
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Femur;
Giant Cell Tumors;
Giant Cells;
Humans;
Metrizamide;
Spine;
Tibia;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1984;19(3):611-615
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
While a giant cell tumor most frequently involves the distal end of the femur and proximal end of the tibia, involvement of the cervical spine is quite rare. Recently we observed a patient with a giant cell tumor affecting the sixth cervical vertebra. This is regarded as a clinically malignant tumor because its nature and difficulty in diagnosis and treatment We easily confirmed the extent of the lesion by CT scanning with Metrizamide. The treatment was palliative tumor ressection. This case of a giant cell tumor affecting the sixth cervical vertebra is reported with a brief review of the literature.
