Primary bone tumors of the spine

The most common tumor of the spine is metastatic deposits. A number of both benign and malignant tumors may arise primarily from the spine.

Benign

• osteoid osteoma
• osteoblastoma
• osteochondroma
• giant cell tumor (GCT)
• aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC)
• eosinophilic granuloma (EG)
• hemangioma

Malignant

• lymphoma
• sarcoma
  • Ewing sarcoma
  • osteosarcoma
  • chondrosarcoma
  • malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)
  • fibrosarcoma
• chordoma
• plasmacytoma/multiple myeloma
• peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (pPNET)