title: Cervical osteochondroma (C2 level) with vertebral artery occlusion and second cervical nerve root irritation.
abstract: A case of osteochondroma arising from the C2 transverse process, responsible for vertebral artery compression with complete occlusion and C2 nerve root irritation with C2 neuralgia, is reported. Complete surgical removal was achieved via the lateral anterior approach.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neuro-Chirurgie, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atallah
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Laurian
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tayon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mikol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D002812:Chondroma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*