Case of Spinal Osteoblastoma in Elderly: Is It Really a Young Patient's Disease?

Pasquale Anania; Pietro Fiaschi; Paolo Merciadri; Nataniele Piol; Jean Louis Ravetti; Gianluigi Zona; Pier Filippo Sbaffi

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.180

Case of Spinal Osteoblastoma in Elderly: Is It Really a Young Patient's Disease?

Pasquale Anania, Pietro Fiaschi, Paolo Merciadri, Nataniele Piol, Jean Louis Ravetti, Gianluigi Zona, Pier Filippo Sbaffi

A.O.U. San Martino - IST, Istituto Nazionale Ricerca sul Cancro (GENOVA)

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Abstract

Background: Osteoblastoma is a benign bone-forming tumor, sometimes locally invasive, that may involve any bone. The highest incidence is between 20 and 30 years of age, and there are no cases described in the elderly. Methods: We report a case of an elderly patient with a lesion in the lumbar spine in which osteoblastoma diagnosis was made. Conclusions: Osteoblastoma is a rare tumor older than 50 years of age, but it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of bone lesions of the spine in adulthood and in the elderly, to avoid a delay in the treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	243-246
Number of pages	4
Journal	World Neurosurgery
Volume	112
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.180
Publication status	Published - Apr 1 2018

Keywords

Elderly
Osteoblastoma
Osteoma osteoid
Spinal
Spinal tumor

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Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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