Giant cell tumor of dorsal spine

CASE REPORT

Year : 2016 \| Volume : 3 \| Issue : 3 \| Page : 112-113

Giant cell tumor of dorsal spine Shivender Sobti¹, Paul S John², Amit Kumar², Sarvpreet S Grewal³ ¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India ² Senior Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India ³ Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India Correspondence Address: Shivender Sobti Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab India Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10039-1102

Giant cell tumor (GCT) is a low-grade malignant tumor that commonly involves ends of the long bone. The most common site for GCT of the spine is sacrum. These are rare above the sacrum. We present a case of GCT involving dorsal vertebral body and review regarding the treatment modalities.



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