Monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the spine: report of a case involving a cervical vertebra

Proschek, D; Orler, R; Stauffer, E; Heini, P (2007). Monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the spine: report of a case involving a cervical vertebra. Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 127(2), pp. 75-9. Berlin: Springer-Verlag 10.1007/s00402-006-0231-5

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Monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the spine is a rare entity. Only 26 cases, of which 11 were located in the cervical spine, are to be found in the literature. We report a 56-year-old male patient with cervicobrachialgia of half year's duration. Radiographs showed a diffuse destruction of the vertebral body and the spinous process of C4. A biopsy of the spinous process confirmed histopathologically a fibrous dysplasia. Due to minor symptoms, no surgical treatment was performed or is planned unless in case of increasing pain, an acute instability or neurological symptoms.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Pathology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery

UniBE Contributor:

Stauffer, Edouard Jean, Heini, Paul Ferdinand

ISSN:

0936-8051

ISBN:

17004074

Publisher:

Springer-Verlag

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:46

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:14

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s00402-006-0231-5

PubMed ID:

17004074

Web of Science ID:

000243602000001

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.19241

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/19241 (FactScience: 1734)

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