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Review Case Reports
Calcifying pseudo-tumor of the spine: description of a case and review of the literature.
- Giovanni Liccardo, Pierpaolo Lunardi, Agazio Menniti, Roberto Floris, Francesco Saverio Pastore, and Bernardo Fraioli.
- Department of Neuroscience/Neurosurgery, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy. liccardo2001@libero.it
- Eur Spine J. 2003 Oct 1; 12 (5): 548551548-51.
AbstractA case of calcifying pseudo-tumor of the thoracic spine, a rare lesion with tumor-like behavior and a probable inflammatory-reactive origin, is described. The clinical-pathological and neuro-radiological aspects of this lesion are discussed in relation to surgical treatment. In accordance with the other cases reported in the literature, the case observed confirmed the benign behavior of the lesion and the effectiveness of surgical treatment for achieving complete resolution of clinical symptoms without any recurrences, even when removal is only subtotal.
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