PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY WITH ACRYLIC CEMENT IN THE TREATMENT OF ALANGERHANS CELL VERTEBRAL HISTIOCYTOSIS

A 25-year-old man developed multiple eosinophilic granuloma of bone in cluding vertebral and sacral localization. Radiotherapy was initially administered. One year later, a relapse occurred in another vertebrae which was previously irradiated. Percutaneous vertebroplasty was, for the first time to our knowledge performed, in this indication, with a good clinical result with follow-up now for one year. We emphasize tha t such treatment is permissible only in symptomatic, progressive lesio ns, with threatened decompensation of spinal stability. This technique should be used only on an adult.