Odontoid pseudotumor and serial postfusion radiographic evaluation in a patient with a C1

Odontoid pseudotumor and serial postfusion radiographic evaluation in a patient with a C1–2 mass

Published:2015-06 Issue:6 Volume:22 Page:605-610
ISSN:1547-5654
Container-title:Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
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Short-container-title:SPI

Author:

Yanni Daniel S.¹,Halim Alexander Y.²,Alexandru Daniela¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California; and

2. University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia

Abstract

Odontoid pseudotumor is a mass occurring around the odontoid process in the cervical spine and can cause significant neurological symptoms at the craniocervical junction due to compression of the spinal cord and cervicomedullary junction at this level. A literature review was performed to provide input on options for treatment and prognosis for this lesion. The literature search found 12 papers in which pseudotumor was treated with posterior decompression and fixation. Posterior decompression and fixation with serial imaging to monitor the size of the pseudotumor postsurgery is a safe and effective treatment option for odontoid pseudotumors.

Publisher

Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

Subject

General Medicine

Link

https://thejns.org/downloadpdf/journals/j-neurosurg-spine/22/6/article-p605.xml

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