Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of primary intraosseous spinal glomus tumor

Skeletal Radiol. 2012 Apr;41(4):467-72. doi: 10.1007/s00256-011-1308-y. Epub 2011 Nov 10.

Abstract

The glomus tumor is a rare, benign, but painful vascular neoplasm arising from the neuromyoarterial glomus. Primary intraosseous glomus tumor is even rarer, with only about 20 cases reported in the literature so far, 5 of which involved the spine. Surgical resection is currently considered the treatment of choice. We herewith present an uncommon case of primary intraosseous spinal glomus tumor involving the right pedicle of the eleventh thoracic vertebra (T11). To our knowledge, this is the first case of primary intraosseous spinal glomus tumor successfully treated by percutaneous CT-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Catheter Ablation*
  • Female
  • Glomus Tumor / diagnosis
  • Glomus Tumor / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Spinal Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Young Adult