title: Preoperative embolization of cervical spine osteoblastomas: report of three cases.
abstract: Our aim was to describe the technique and clinical results of preoperative embolization of cervical spine osteoblastomas. We treated 3 patients with these tumors with transarterial embolization and subsequent surgical excision. In all 3 patients, distal access to the tumor-supplying vessels was gained with a microcatheter and embolization was performed with polyvinyl alcohol particles. No complications occurred. Surgical resection was performed in all patients without relevant bleeding. The postoperative course was uneventful in all patients. Preoperative embolization is a valuable adjunct to the surgical treatment of osteoblastomas of the cervical spine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany. jochen.truebenbach@med.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trübenbach
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nägele
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ernemann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D018215:Osteoblastoma / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging