Thoracic giant cell tumor after two total en bloc spondylectomies including one emergency surgery: A case report

Table 1 Summary of previous case reports of total spondylectomy for spinal GCT

Ref. (country)	Age (yr), gender	Site of GCT	Treatment	Follow-up (month)
Hua et al[16] (China)	41, male	T5 vertebra	TES	24
Kinoshita et al[10] (Japan)	20, female	L3 vertebra	TES	24
Al-Shamary et al[17] (Saudi Arabia)	29, male	T1 vertebra	Total spondylectomy	10
Yonezawa et al[18] (Japan)	51, male	T12 vertebra	Total spondylectomy	12
Inoue et al[19] (Japan)	35, female	T11 vertebra	TES	3
Matsumoto et al[20] (Japan)	47, female	T5 vertebra	Total spondylectomy	30

GCT: Giant cell tumor; TES: Total en bloc spondylectomy; T: Thoracic; L: Lumbar.