title: Osteoblastoma of the cervical spine. Case report.
abstract: This case report demonstrates the importance of an exact workup in unclear neck pain. An osteoblastoma situated in the pedicule of C6 is described. During 36 months there was no diagnosis made. Only by a CT-scan a tumorous lesion in the pedicule of C6 with the histology of a benign osteoblastoma was found. The therapy consisted in excision of the tumor of C6. A fusion was added because important parts of the joint were involved.
authors.affiliation: Klinik Wilhelm Schulthess, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grob
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loehr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed