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

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2007 Feb;127(2):75-9. doi: 10.1007/s00402-006-0231-5. Epub 2006 Sep 27.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cervical Vertebrae*
  • Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic / diagnosis*
  • Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic / diagnostic imaging
  • Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed