Aneursymal Bone Cyst: An Uncommon Paraspinal Tumor in Children. Issue 2 (March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shah, Nilay; Scharschmidt, Thomas; Fung, Bonita; Conces, Miriam; Setty, Bhuvana A.
• Is Part Of: Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology. Volume 41:Issue 2(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-03
• Subjects: paraspinal tumor -- aneurysmal bone cyst -- myositis ossificans -- nodular/periosteal fasciitis; Pediatric hematology -- Periodicals; Tumors in children -- Periodicals; 618.9215
• DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001240
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-4114

Abstract

Abstract : Paraspinal tumors with benign histology in the absence of trauma rarely arise in children. Treatment of such benign tumors, in contrast to malignancies, generally consists of surgical resection of the lesion with confirmation of histology via pathologic evaluation. We present a pediatric case of an atraumatic paraspinal mass with a histologic diagnosis of aneurysmal bone cyst, and USP6 gene rearrangement supporting the histologic diagnosis. The patient underwent gross total resection of the paraspinal lesion with no additional intervention. We highlight the differential diagnosis of paraspinal tumors in children and key features that led to the diagnosis in this patient.