title: Osteoid osteoma of a cervical vertebral body.
abstract: An osteoid osteoma in the anterior part of the body of the fourth cervical vertebra occurred in a 22-year-old female. The patient's main complaint was neck pain and occasional numbness of the extremities. The pain was relieved by analgesics. Plain radiography and a 99Tcm MDP bone scan showed a non-specific abnormality. CT suggested the pathological diagnosis with reasonable certainty. The unusual location of the lesion and the role of various diagnostic modalities are discussed and the literature reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai-NYU Medical Center/Health Systems, NY 10029-6475, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hermann
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Abdelwahab
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casden
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mosesson
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013667:Technetium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium