title: Isolated inflammatory pseudotumor of the occipital condyle. Report of two cases.
abstract: Although the craniocervical junction is involved in a variety of conditions including trauma, neoplastic lesions, and inflammatory processes, isolated inflammatory conditions involving the occipital condyle exclusively are not known. The authors report this unusual condition in two cases. Unless the patient is of poor medical risk, excision of the lesion is the treatment of choice to decompress the neural structures.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pallini
authors.forename: Lauretti
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liverana
authors.forename: Larocca Luigi
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Maria
authors.forename: Colosimo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cesare
authors.forename: Fernandez
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eduardo
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Babu
mesh_terms: D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005539:Foramen Magnum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D019291:Skull Base / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed