Open AccessPrimary intraosseous xanthogranuloma in adult cervical spine: A case report of benign cause of lytic bone lesion
Author(s) -
Sundus Ali,
Adnan Qasim,
Muhammad Sarwar,
Attah Ul Munam,
Shahzad Shams
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_480_20
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , lytic cycle , cervical spine , pathology , primary bone , osteolysis , radiology , surgery , virus , virology
Lytic lesions in adult spine are a common manifestation of aggressive disease such as primary bone tumor, metastasis, myeloma, or infectious pathology. Xanthoma arising in the spine with purely intraosseous component is an extremely rare occurrence with only six cases reported in the adult population, none in the cervical region. We report the first case of primary xanthoma of the cervical spine in a 50-year-old male solely confined to osseous compartment. The imaging mimics of lytic lesion with expansile mass in adult spine are reiterated.