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Techniques in Neurosurgery & Neurology

Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Spine

  • Open or Close Wardan Almir Tamer*

    Department of neurosurgery, Hama university, Syria

    *Corresponding author: Wardan Almir Tamer, Head of Neurosurgery Department, National Hama Hospital, Hama, Syria

Submission: September 01, 2017; Published: November 13, 2017

DOI: 10.31031/TNN.2017.01.000506

ISSN 2637-7748
Volume1 Issue2

Abstract

A 35yrs young patient, presented to the hospital with lower extremities neurological deficit, radiological investigation showed bony lesion in the posterior elements of T10 causing severe compression on the cord, emergency surgery was performed to decompress the spinal cord, the microscopic examination revealed that lesion was “ aneurysmal bone cyst”.

Keywords: Aneurysmal bone cyst; Thoracic spine; Lamina; Posterior spinal elements; Spinal cord

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