title: Balloon kyphoplasty for painful C-7 vertebral hemangioma.
abstract: The authors report on the efficacy of balloon kyphoplasty applied to obliteration of symptomatic cervical hemangioma. This 49-year-old woman suffered from progressive neck pain, numbness of the upper extremities, and frequent headaches. Hemangioma of the C-7 vertebral body was diagnosed. Kyphoplasty was performed successfully through a right anterolateral approach. The patient became asymptomatic, and follow-up examinations confirmed complete recovery. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first description of cervical hemangioma treated by balloon kyphoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Lodz, Poland. zapalowicz@lodz.msk.pl
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zapalowicz
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Skora
authors.forename: Ryszard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Myslinski
authors.forename: Feliks
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karnicki
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radek
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006261:Headache / Q000601:surgery; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000294:innervation; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods*