Imaging findings of spinal brown tumors: a rare but important cause of pathologic fracture and spinal cord compression.

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Imaging findings of spinal brown tumors: a rare but important cause of pathologic fracture and spinal cord compression.

Clin Imaging. 2016 Sep-Oct;40(5):865-9

Authors: Colucci PG, Schweitzer AD, Saab J, Lavi E, Chazen JL

Abstract
Brown tumors rarely develop in the spine, and neurological compromise is exceedingly uncommon. There is a growing body of literature describing brown tumors that involve the spine, but few emphasize the radiographic findings. In the present case, we illustrate the development and progression of biopsy-proven brown tumors leading to neurological compromise through radiographs, computed tomography, magnetic resonance, and nuclear imaging acquired over a 4-year span.

PMID: 27179153 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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