title: Cervical vertebral erosion due to tortuous vertebral artery.
abstract: A case of cervical vertebral erosion due to tortuous vertebral artery is presented. This entity is rare and only 11 cases have been reported in the literature. The present case is the first to be demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging. The importance of considering this vascular anomaly in the differential diagnosis of cervical spinal tumors is discussed.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Milano, Italy.
authors: E P
authors: EP
authors: Sganzerla
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Grimoldi
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Vaccari
authors: P M
authors: PM
authors: Rampini
authors: S M
authors: SM
authors: Gaini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008488:Medical Illustration; D014054:Tomography; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology