CHONDROBLASTOMA (CODMAN'S TUMOUR) OF THE THORACIC SPINE

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Abstract
A left-sided, paravertebral, hourglass tumor causing destruction of the neural arches of the 3rd and 4th thoracic vertebrae with evidence of spinal cord compression, is described. The tumor presented the typical histological appearance of a chondroblastoma. The intraspinal part of the tumor was excised and the mediastinal part curetted. Post-operative radiotherapy was given. The patient was symptomless two years after operation. No example of Codman''s tumor with similar features and in such a situation has been described before in literature. Pathological, clinical and radiological aspects of chondroblastomata are briefly discussed and some remarks concerning their treatment are added.