Giant cell tumor of the fifth lumbar vertebra with a three-year follow-up: case report and review of the literature
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Michael Athanassacopoulos; Georgios K. Triantafyllopoulos; Spyridon G. Pneumaticos
- Source
- European journal of orthopaedic surgerytraumatology : orthopedie traumatologie. 22
- Subject
- musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty
Fifth lumbar vertebra
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
musculoskeletal system
Surgery
Combined treatment
Giant cell
Female patient
medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Surgical excision
Radiology
Embolization
L5 Vertebra
business
After treatment
- Language
- ISSN
- 1633-8065
We report the case of a patient with giant cell tumor of the L5 vertebra. A 35-year-old female patient with giant cell tumor of the L5 vertebra was subjected to a combined treatment. Three years after treatment, there is no recurrence of the disease and no increase in the residual tumor’s size. Giant cell tumor of the L5 vertebra requires careful planning of treatment and close follow-up of the patient.