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Fibrocartilaginous Mesenchymoma of the Spine: A Case Report
Sean V Cahill1, Jacob M Buchowski1, John S A Chrisinger2
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Case:
A healthy, 19-year-old woman was incidentally found to have a large, destructive tumor of T11 without neurologic symptoms. Biopsy demonstrated fibrocartilaginous mesenchymoma (FCM). The patient was treated with resection including subtotal corpectomy and T8-L1 fusion with use of cage and allograft strut construct. The patient remained without recurrence over 3 years of follow-up.
Conclusion:
FCM arising from the spine is a rare tumor, of which this is the sixth report. FCM affects primarily young adults and is benign but locally aggressive, requiring complete excision to prevent recurrence.
