title: [A rarely recognized metastatic localization. Secondary involvement of the occipito-cervical joint].
abstract: 280 patients presenting osteophilic tumors were evaluated by conventional tomography of the cervical spine. Metastasis were found in 120 cases among which 70% had no symptoms. Axis was first concerned and sometimes lesions could not be detected on plain radiographs. Authors insist on the need of a systematic cervical spine tomographic study in patients with osteophilic tumors.
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*
vernacular_title: Une localisation métastatique peu connue. Les atteintes secondaires de la charnière occipito-cervicale.