1. Presented by Edward McCarthy, M.D. and prepared by Sharon Swierczynski, M.D., Ph.D.

A 25-year-old woman had back pain for 6 months. A CT scan demonstrated a lesion in the posterior elements of a thoracic vertebra. There were radiodensities apparent on the CT scan.

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