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Solitary ivory vertebra due to primary Ewing's sarcoma

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Dense sclerosis of most of the vertebral body has been termed as “ivory vertebra”. While this condition occurs rather frequently in adults it is not found very often in children.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Al Razi Orthopaedic Hospital, P.O. Box 31566, 90806, Sulaibikhat, Kuwait

    V. Mohan M.D.

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Al Razi Orthopaedic Hospital, Kuwait

    T. Sabri & R. P. Gupta

  3. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait

    D. K. Das

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Mohan, V., Sabri, T., Gupta, R.P. et al. Solitary ivory vertebra due to primary Ewing's sarcoma. Pediatr Radiol 22, 388–390 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02016267

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