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KMID : 0613320060120010057
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Journal of the Korean Bone and Joint Tumor Soceity
2006 Volume.12 No. 1 p.57 ~ p.62
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Giant Cell Tumor of the Cervical Spine - Case Report -
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An Ki-Chan
Chung Kyung-Chi
Kim Yoon-Jun
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Abstract
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Giant cell tumors are potentially malignant tumors in vertebrae, affecting frequently difficult to diagnose and are often inoperable. So it will be treated using radiation because of their high recurrence rate and the mechanical compression of spinal cord, but many surgeons described tumors of the vertebra, and the affected vertebral body can be treated using radical or near to total excision, with anteroposterior vertebral fusion or instrumentation of the spine. we report a case of giant cell tumor affecting the third cervical vertebra which caused neck pain and destroyed the vertebra body had treated using radical excison with fusion of posterior arch using instrumentation of the spine together with a literature review.
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KEYWORD
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Cervical spine, Giant cell tumor, Surgical treatment, Radical excision
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