title: Osteoblastoma of the atlas.
abstract: A case of cervical spine (atlas) osteoblastoma in a 14-year-old patient is reported. Osteoblastoma is a rare primary bone tumour and in young patients it mainly occurs in the spine. Occurrence in the cervical tract is uncommon and in the atlas it is very rare. Only two other cases were found in our literature review.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Orthopedics, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aulisa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tamburrelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*