Table 1.

Summary of data of the six patients

Pt. No.	Age/sex	Level	1st presentation	Recurrences	Surgery	Year of presentation	Neurological deficit at presentation
1	23/F	T11	Fresh case	One	1st: Posterior + anterior 2nd: anterior	1997	Frankel D at 1st presentation, Frankel C at recurrence
2	27/F	T5	Fresh case	None	Anterior	1997	Frankel D
3	18/M	L3	Recurrent GCT with infection	One	Both posterior	1997	1. N/A (operated elsewhere)
							2. Frankel D
4	35/M	T3	Fresh case	None	Posterior	1998	Frankel D
5	36/M	C5	Fresh case	Two	1st anterior	1993	1. Frankel C
					2nd posterior + anterior	1994	2. Frankel D
					3rd anterior	1999	3. Frankel D
6	26/F	T8	Recurrent GCT	One	Both posterior + anterior	2001	1. N/A (operated elsewhere)
							2. Frankel C

N/A = Not available, GCT - Giant cell tumor