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

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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.

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Proschek, D., Orler, R., Stauffer, E. et al. Monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the spine: report of a case involving a cervical vertebra. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 127, 75–79 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-006-0231-5

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