A case of giant cell tumor of the thoracic spine resembling a posterior mediastinal tumor.

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A 5×4 cm round mass with destruction of the 10th vertebral body was observed in the right posterior mediastinum on chest X-ray films at the time of routine medical examination in a 16-year-old girl. Ultrasound-guided needle biopsy was performed, and a diagnosis of giant cell tumor was made. The tumor was resected and fibral bone graft was performed. Giant cell tumors classically occur in the epiphysis of long bones. Involvement of thoracic vertebra is extremely rare. Reviewing the literature, we could find only 11 cases occurring in the vertebral body and 2 cases with a mediastinal tumorlike appearance in Japan.
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