title: Unilateral hyperplasia of lamina and spinous process of C6 vertebra: case report.
abstract: We report a 20-year-old male patient who was admitted to our emergency clinic after a traffic accident and who suffered from neck pain. Radiographic examination of the cervical spine showed hypertrophy of the left lamina and hypertrophy and elongation of the left spinous process of the sixth cervical vertebra (C6). A computed tomography scan revealed the associated schisis of the spinous process at the same level. Magnetic resonance imaging scan demonstrated no abnormality of the neural elements. The patient underwent a surgical operation due to persistent neck pain and the local aesthetic abnormality.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Clinic, Ministry of Health, Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital, Yildirim/Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kazanci
authors.forename: Ozkan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tehli
authors.forename: Utku
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Adilay
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guclu
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult