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  • Title: [Pigmented villonodular synovitis involving the thoracic spine: a case report].
    Author: Pechlivanis I, Tannapfel A, Tüttenberg J, Harders A, Schmieder K.
    Journal: Z Orthop Unfall; 2009; 147(2):220-4. PubMed ID: 19358079.
    Abstract:
    Spinal diffuse-type giant cell tumours (also known as pigmented villonodular synovitis [PVNS]) are benign. Their occurrence in the thoracic spine is a very rare entity, nevertheless it should be considered in the differential diagnosis. We report about the case of a 35-year-old male presenting with an osteolytic and expansive mass compressing the spinal cord from C7 to Th2. Surgical resection was performed. Histopathological diagnosis was PVNS. 2 years postoperatively the patient was without pain and fully reintegrated in his previous job as a physician.
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