Aneurysmal bone cyst

The disease is a benign bone disease. The shape of the diseased vertebrae is cystic bulging, and the cyst cavity is filled with blood. Therefore, the disease is called an arterial bone cyst. Its nature is unknown, some people think it is a benign tumor, and some people think it is a tumor-like lesion. This disease rarely occurs in the cervical spine. According to literature reports, the entire spinal aneurysm-like bone cysts account for about 4% of spinal tumors, and the age of onset is mostly 10 to 20 years old. There is no difference between men and women. The cause of this disease is unknown. It can be primary, secondary or associated with giant cell tumor of bone, chondroblastoma, or osteoblastoma. The disease occasionally has a malignant tendency.

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