Benign osteoblastoma of a thoracic vertebra. Case report

A patient with osteoblastoma of the T-11 vertebral body presented with symptoms of spinal cord compression. Six weeks after an emergency laminectomy and subtotal removal, spinal computerized tomography disclosed residual tumor, which was totally removed via a combined anterior transthoracic approach...

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Published inJournal of neurosurgery Vol. 53; no. 5; p. 710
Main Authors Epstein, N, Benjamin, V, Pinto, R, Budzilovich, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.1980
Subjects
Adult
Humans
Male
Methods
Osteoma, Osteoid - diagnostic imaging
Osteoma, Osteoid - surgery
Spinal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Neoplasms - surgery
Thoracic Vertebrae
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A patient with osteoblastoma of the T-11 vertebral body presented with symptoms of spinal cord compression. Six weeks after an emergency laminectomy and subtotal removal, spinal computerized tomography disclosed residual tumor, which was totally removed via a combined anterior transthoracic approach and posterior laminectomy.
ISSN:0022-3085
DOI:10.3171/jns.1980.53.5.0710