J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1984 Jun;19(3):611-615. 10.4055/jkoa.1984.19.3.611.

Giant Cell Tumor Involving the Sixth Cervical Spine: One Case Report

• Chung YK
• Cho WH
• Park JS
• Chang IY
• Cho SH

• KMID: 2446604
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1984.19.3.611

Abstract

While a giant cell tumor most frequently involves the distal end of the femur and proximal end of the tibia, involvement of the cervical spine is quite rare. Recently we observed a patient with a giant cell tumor affecting the sixth cervical vertebra. This is regarded as a clinically malignant tumor because its nature and difficulty in diagnosis and treatment We easily confirmed the extent of the lesion by CT scanning with Metrizamide. The treatment was palliative tumor ressection. This case of a giant cell tumor affecting the sixth cervical vertebra is reported with a brief review of the literature.

Keyword

Giant cell tumor; Cervical spine

MeSH Terms

Diagnosis
Femur
Giant Cell Tumors*
Giant Cells*
Humans
Metrizamide
Spine*
Tibia
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Metrizamide