World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Cervical spine giant cell bone tumor: a case report
World Journal of Surgical Oncology201917:82
© The Author(s). 2019
- Received: 14 December 2018
- Accepted: 2 May 2019
- Published: 11 May 2019
Abstract
Background
Giant cell tumors (GCTs) of the bone are locally aggressive primary bone tumors with a benign character. Spinal involvement is rare and they are quite rare in the cervical spine.
Case presentation
A 31-year-old male patient presented with neck pain. Cervical CT revealed a lytic lesion extending posteriorly and causing the collapse of the C4 vertebra corpus. The patient underwent excision of the tumor extending from the anterior to the posterior with a single-stage anterior intervention followed by the placement of an anterior cage and plate-screw system for fusion. The pathology was reported as GCT.
Conclusions
The posteriorly located lesion was widely curetted through an anterior approach in a single session.
Keywords
- Giant cell tumor
- Cervical spine
- Corpectomy
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