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Giant Cell Tumor of the Thoracic Spine Presenting as a Posterior Mediastinal Tumor with Benign Pulmonary Metastases: A Case Report  

Kim, Tae-Hun (Department of Radiology, Daegu Fatima Hospital)
Rho, Byung-Hak (Department of Radiology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
Bahn, Young-Eun (Department of Radiology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
Choi, Won-Il (Department of Internal Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.63, no.5, 2010 , pp. 439-443 More about this Journal
Abstract
Giant cell tumor of bone is a benign, but potentially aggressive lesion that can show local recurrence and metastases. We report here on a case of a 29-year-old man who presented with an incidentally found mediastinal mass. Chest radiography and computed tomography showed a huge mediastinal mass with bilateral pulmonary nodules and the diagnosis of giant cell tumor with benign pulmonary metastasis was confirmed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of primary thoracic spinal giant cell tumor manifesting as a huge mediastinal mass with pulmonary metastases.
Keywords
Giant Cell Tumor of Bone; Multiple Pulmonary Nodules; Mediastinal Neoplasms; Thoracic Vertebrae; Spinal Neoplasms;
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