Severe neck and back pain in adolescence: remember osteoblastoma

Rheumatol Int. 2010 Jul;30(9):1243-4. doi: 10.1007/s00296-009-1048-7. Epub 2009 Jul 7.

Abstract

Osteoblastoma is a rare benign tumor of the bone. A 15-year-old boy presented with severe neck and back pain and was followed up for myofascial pain syndrome for 12 months. There was no neurologic deficit or scoliosis. The X-ray of the patient was normal. MRI revealed local destructive tumorous lesion of the T3-T5 vertebrae. The tumor was resected by a spinal surgeon and histologic examination revealed osteoblastoma. The patient's complaints have been completely resolved and there was no recurrence during the follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Back Pain / diagnostic imaging
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Osteoblastoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteoblastoma / pathology*
  • Osteoblastoma / surgery*
  • Radiography
  • Scoliosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • X-Rays