Regression of giant cell tumor of the cervical spine with bisphosphonate as single therapy

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Gille, Olivier ^a   De Azevedo Oliveira, Bruno ^a   Guerin, Patrick ^a   Lepreux, Sebastien ^a   Richez, Christophe ^a   Vital, Jean Marc ^a  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

bisphosphonates; cervical tumor; giant cell tumor of bone; zoledronic acid

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE CYST; BONE PAIN; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE GIANT CELL TUMOR; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; TUMOR REGRESSION;

BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIPHOSPHONATES; GIANT CELL TUMOR OF BONE; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858796174     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31823ed70d     Document Type: Article

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