Primary Tumors of the Spine

Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation

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Primary Benign Lesions of the Spine Primary Malignant Lesions of the Spine Conclusions

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From the Department of Radiologic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (M.D.M., C.L.A., D.J.F., J.G.S.), 6825 16th St, NW, Room M-133A, Washington, DC 20306; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (M.D.M., D.J.F., J.G.S.) and Surgery (H.T.T.), Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md; the Departments of Radiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore (M.D.M.), National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md (D.J.F.), and the VA Medical Center and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta (W.S.S.); and the Department of Surgery, Orthopedic Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC (H.T.T.). The article is based, in large part, on a refresher course given by M.D.M. and J.G.S. at the 1994 RSNA scientific assembly. Received April 11, 1996; revision requested May 7 and received June 6; accepted June 7. Address reprint requests to M.D.M.

Abbreviations: ABC = aneurysmal bone cyst, GCT = giant cell tumor, PNET = primitive neuroectodermal tumor

Index terms: Bones, cysts, 30.3183 ð Bones, growth and development, 30.1334 ð Chordoma, 30.327 ð Ewing sarcoma, 30.3281 ð Osteoblastoma, 30.3123 ð Osteochondroma, 30.3113 ð Osteoma, 30.3122 ð Osteosarcoma, 30.322 ð Sarcoma, 30.321 ð Spine, primary neoplasms, 30.3113, 30.3122, 30.3123, 30.3182, 30.3183, 30.321, 30.322, 30.327, 30.3281

Acknowledgments: The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of Danielle M. Carrera, MA, in the preparation of the manuscript.

The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official nor as reflecting the views of the Department of Defense or the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

Abstract Introduction

Primary Benign Lesions of the Spine Primary Malignant Lesions of the Spine Conclusions

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