Locally aggressive aneurysmal bone cyst of C4 vertebra treated by total en bloc excision and anterior plus posterior cervical instrumentation.
We are presenting a case of cervical (C4) aneurysmal bone cyst in a 13-year-old girl, came to the outpatient department with neck pain and stiffness since 6 months and normal neurology. We did an en bloc excision of locally aggressive tumor through anterior plus posterior approach and stabilization by lateral mass screw fixation and anterior cervical instrumentation. Involvement of several adjacent cervical vertebrae by an aneurysmal bone cyst is rare, and conventional treatment with curettage and bone grafting is most likely to carry a high rate of recurrence and spinal instability. We recommend complete excision of the tumor and instrumentation in a single stage to avoid instability.
Department of Orthopedics, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Himanshu N
HN
Parmar
Department of Orthopedics, Lilavati Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Vinod A
VA
Agrawal
Department of Orthopedics, Lilavati Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Munjal S
MS
Shah
Department of Orthopedics, Lilavati Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Saurav N
SN
Nanda
Aneurysmal bone cyst; anterior cervical stabilization and fusion; lateral mass screw fixation; total en bloc excision