Abstract
Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a disease of the joints which uncommonly involves the spine. We present a 70-year-old woman with radicular symptoms who was found to have a mass arising from a lumbar zygapophyseal joint with extension into the spinal canal. Following gross-total excision of the mass, histology revealed PVNS. One month after surgery, the patient had no symptoms and there was no evidence of residual or recurrent disease.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 216-219 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Giant cell tumors
- Spinal neoplasms
- Synovitis, diagnosis
- Synovitis, surgery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology