title: Percutaneous transoral clivoplasty and upper cervical vertebroplasties for multifocal skeletal lymphangiomatosis resulting in complete resolution of pain: case report.
abstract: Lymphangiomatosis is a rare congenital disorder that results in multiorgan system lymphatic invasion. Symptoms due to axial skeletal involvement can range from chronic bone pain to severe deformity resulting in radiculopathy, myelopathy, and even paralysis. The authors present a case of lymphangiomatosis of the clivus, C-1, and C-2, resulting in chronic pain. The patient was successfully treated with percutaneous transoral clivoplasty and vertebroplasty, without disease progression or return of symptoms at 2 years.
authors: Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center.
authors: Christina Huang
authors: CH
authors: Wright
authors: Case Western School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio; and.
authors: Dorian
authors: D
authors: Kusyk
authors: Center for the Relief of Pain, Midwest Neuroscience Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors: William S
authors: WS
authors: Rosenberg
authors: Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center.
authors: Jennifer A
authors: JA
authors: Sweet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010146:Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods*
keywords: PDI = Pain Disability Index; VAS = visual analog scale; cervical; clivoplasty; lymphangiomatosis; transoral; vertebroplasty