title: Just a drop of cement: a case of cervical spine bone aneurysmal cyst successfully treated by percutaneous injection of a small amount of polymethyl-methacrylate cement.
abstract: Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign hemorrhagic tumor, commonly revealed by local pain. The best treatment for this lesion is still controversial. We report the case of a patient with chronic neck pain revealing an ABC of the third cervical vertebra. After percutaneous injection of a small amount of polymethyl-methacrylate bone cement, the patient experienced significant clinical and radiological improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fahed
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clarençon
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riouallon
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Evelyne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cormier
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bonaccorsi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Hugues
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pascal-Mousselard
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chiras
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001843:Bone Cements; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate
keywords: Cervical; Neck; Spine; Technique; Tumor