Table 2 Imaging characteristics of nine patients with giant cell tumors of the mobile spine involving the adjacent vertebrae
Case | Original location | Fractures or collapse | T1WI | T2WI | Enhancement | Margin sclerosis | Cortical destruction | Margin of involving adjacent vertebrae | Enneking Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | T12 | + | isointense | hyperintense | significant | _ | + | ill-defined | 3 |
2 | T12 | – | heterogeneous iso-low | heterogeneous polycystic high | heterogeneous high-low | +partial | + | ill-defined | 3 |
3 | C4 | + | isointense | hyperintense | significant | _ | + | ill-defined | 3 |
4 | T2 | – | heterogeneous iso-low | heterogeous polycystic high | heterogeneous high-low | _ | + | ill-defined | 3 |
5 | L1 | + | hypointense | intermediate | null | +partial | + | well-defined | 3 |
6 | T5 | – | isointense | intermediate | null | +partial | + | well-defined | 3 |
7a | T2 | + | Heterogeneous iso-low | Heterogeneous with polycystic high | Heterogeneous with polycystic high | – | + | ill-defined | 3 |
8 | T10 | – | hypointense | intermediate | significant | +partial | + | ill-defined | 3 |
9 | C7 | + | Heterogeneous iso-high | Heterogeneous low-iso-high | Heterogeneous low-iso-high | – | + | ill-defined | 3 |