1997 Volume 46 Issue 3 Pages 728-731
Benign tumors of the spine are relatively infrequent. Five cases of primary benign tumors of the spine were operated on between 1984 and 1996. The ages of patients ranged from 11 to 17 years with an average of 13.4 years. The diagnosis was confirmed by radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Two patients had bladder dysfunction and required urgent surgery. The histological diagnoses were a giant-cell tumor, an osteoblastoma, an aneurysmal bone cyst and osteochondromas. Careful examination of the plain radiogram is the most important for finding primary spinal tumors.
