Suboccipital osteoblastoma: Microsurgical resection of a rare entity

BACKGROUND: Osteoblastomas are rare lesions comprising 1% of all bone tumors. The occipital bone is one of the rarest affected bone, with only 11 cases reported during the last 40 years. CASE DESCRIPTION: Here, we describe the clinical presentation and the radiological features of a suboccipital ost...

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Autores principales: Choque-Velasquez, Joham, Colasanti, Roberto, Piippo, Anna, Niemelä, Mika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Neuro-Oncology: Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5369253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28458947
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_444_16
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Osteoblastomas are rare lesions comprising 1% of all bone tumors. The occipital bone is one of the rarest affected bone, with only 11 cases reported during the last 40 years. CASE DESCRIPTION: Here, we describe the clinical presentation and the radiological features of a suboccipital osteoblastoma that was successfully resected in a 30-year-old man. A short video shows the microsurgical removal of the lesion. There was no recurrence during a 12-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Even if osteoblastomas are benign tumors, a complete removal has to be achieved to reduce the risk of recurrences. This makes necessary an appropriate monitoring of the patient.

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