A Case of Thoracic Vertebral Chondroblastoma, Treated with 3-D Image Guided Resection and Reconstruction
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
;
: 154-156, 2005.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-23934
ABSTRACT
We present a case of chondroblastoma in the thoracic vertebra. A 40-year-old patient with upper back pain and lower extremity weakness was admitted to our clinic. On neurological examination, the patient exhibited lower extremity spastic paraparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass infiltrating the 7th thoracic vertebra and its adjacent structures with concomitant compression of the epidural space. After right upper lung tuberculoma was resected through the transthoracic approach, T7 total corpectomy was done with anterior stabilization using a MESH cage and T7 rib bone graft. Two weeks after the first operation, remained part of vertebra was removed and posterior stabilization was performed using a pedicle screw fixation and cross linkage bar with the assistance of the navigation system. The final pathologic diagnosis of the vertebral lesion was benign chondroblastoma.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Ribs
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Spine
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Tuberculoma
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Chondroblastoma
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Back Pain
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Transplants
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Paraparesis, Spastic
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Imaging, Three-Dimensional
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Lower Extremity
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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