Cervical disc herniation presenting as a mass lesion posterior to the odontoid process. Report of two cases.
The authors report two cases of herniated intervertebral disc presenting as a mass posterior to the odontoid process and causing myelopathy in previously healthy elderly women. The differential diagnosis of a mass at the craniovertebral junction is reviewed, and the implications of these cases are discussed.
Neurosurgical Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009809:Odontoid Process