A rare case of osteoblastoma associated to aneurysmal bone cyst of the spine. Case report

Marco Pavanello; Ilaria Melloni; Pietro Fiaschi; Alessandro Consales; Gianluca Piatelli; Marcello Ravegnani; Paolo Nozza; Carlo Gandolfo; Armando Cama

doi:10.3109/02688697.2015.1071332

A rare case of osteoblastoma associated to aneurysmal bone cyst of the spine. Case report

Br J Neurosurg. 2016;30(1):106-9. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2015.1071332. Epub 2015 Jul 23.

Authors

Marco Pavanello¹, Ilaria Melloni², Pietro Fiaschi², Alessandro Consales¹, Gianluca Piatelli¹, Marcello Ravegnani¹, Paolo Nozza³, Carlo Gandolfo⁴, Armando Cama¹

Affiliations

¹ a Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery , Giannina Gaslini Institute , Genoa , Italy.
² b Department of Neurosurgery , San Martino - IST University Hospital (IRCCS) , Genoa , Italy.
³ c Department of Paediatric Pathology , Giannina Gaslini Institute , Genoa , Italy.
⁴ d Department of Paediatric Neuroradiology , Giannina Gaslini Institute , Genoa , Italy.

PMID: 26204456
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2015.1071332

Abstract

Osteoblastoma is a rare bone tumour. It is occasionally associated with an aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC). Several treatment strategies can be adopted. We report a challenging case of an osteoblastoma associated with ABC of the lumbar spine in a 2-year-old boy. The pathogenesis and the critical management of the disease are discussed.

Keywords: aneurysmal bone cyst; osteoblastoma; spinal instrumentation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / complications
Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / diagnosis
Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / surgery*
Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis
Bone Neoplasms / pathology
Bone Neoplasms / surgery*
Child, Preschool
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology
Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery*
Male
Osteoblastoma / complications
Osteoblastoma / diagnosis
Osteoblastoma / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Treatment Outcome