Tailored surgery on aggressive osteoblastoma involving the cervicothoracic junction: an oncological and spinal stability long-term follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Aggressive osteoblastoma (AO) represents a rare tumor with borderline features between benign osteoblastoma and osteosarcoma. Having a local aggressive behavior without metastasizing attitude, radical excision is a mainstay treatment. Conversely, spine fusion technique is still debated. We report a rare case of cervicothoracic junction (CTJ) AO and the tailored decision-making process to choose the best treatment.

Case presentation

A 34-year-old man complaining of neck pain was admitted to our department. Cervicothoracic MRI revealed a well-circumscribed lesion involving C7 left lamina with cortical erosion and mild spinal canal invasion. Additionally, STIR sequences exhibited a bright signal spreading through the posterior third of the C7 and T1 vertebrae which

SUBMITTER: Elia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8599671 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature