Intraosseouss degenerative cyst of the axis approached via transcervical extrapharyngeal avenue

Intraosseous degenerative cysts (IDC) of the cervical spine are rare. IDC within C2 have been reported in three articles only. We report a patient with neck pain due to a IDC within C2. We discuss the differential diagnosis of these lesions and the surgical approaches to reach this complex anatomica...

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Autores principales: Isolan, Gustavo Rassier, Antunes, Apio Claudio, Manfrim, Jorge, Georg, Alvaro Ernani, Falcetta, Frederico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3777316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24082688
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-8237.116548
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Sumario:Intraosseous degenerative cysts (IDC) of the cervical spine are rare. IDC within C2 have been reported in three articles only. We report a patient with neck pain due to a IDC within C2. We discuss the differential diagnosis of these lesions and the surgical approaches to reach this complex anatomical region.

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