title: Tumors of the atlas. 3 incidental cases of osteochondroma, benign osteoblastoma, and atypical Ewing's sarcoma.
abstract: Primary bone tumors arising in the 1st vertebra (atlas) are extremely uncommon, only 12 cases are known to have been reported previously. The present report describes the clinicopathological features of 3 additional bone tumors originated in the atlas (osteochondroma, benign osteoblastoma, and Ewing's sarcoma), as well as their therapeutic management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lopez-Barea
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Peralto
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hernandez-Moneo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Ruiz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perez-Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001270:Cervical Atlas; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018215:Osteoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed