title: Osteoblastoma of the odontoid process.
abstract: A case of an osteoblastoma located in the odontoid process in a 7 year-old boy who presented with torticollis is reported. CT scan and MRI disclosed the lesion, but diagnosis was established by a CT-guided needle biopsy. Surgery through a transoral approach allowed total excision of the tumor. This is, to our knowledge, the first case reported of an osteoblastoma of the odontoid process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Lille, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hladky
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lejeune
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lecomte-Houcke
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Herbaux
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dhellemmes
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018215:Osteoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed