Giant cell tumor of spine: case report

ABSTRACT

Spinal epidural giant cell tumors are rare. Two cases of giant cell tumor affecting the spine are reported with review of literature. Compression of spinal cored and its roots may be caused by a variety epidural compression of spinal cord. It is an eccentrically placed osteolytic lesion. The typical osteoclast which forms this tumor is a large multinucleated cell with distinct central nuclei