Bilateral C-1 lateral mass reconstruction following radical resection of a giant osteoblastoma of the atlas: case report.
Osteoblastoma is a rare, benign, osteoid-producing, and slow-growing primary bone tumor, typically arising in long bones or in the spine, with a slight male predominance. This report describes the surgical treatment of a giant C-1 (atlantal) osteoblastoma diagnosed in a young male patient with neurofibromatosis Type 1. The authors describe the clinical presentation, the surgical procedure for complete excision and stabilization, and results as of the 1-year follow-up. They detail a bilateral occipitoaxial spinal interarticular stabilization technique that they used after complete tumor excision. To the best of their knowledge, this is the first case of bilateral C-1 lateral mass reconstruction by this technique to be reported in the literature.
Neurosurgical Service, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and.
Iulia
I
Peciu-Florianu
Neurosurgical Service, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and.
Gopalakrishnan
G
Chittur Viswanathan
Neurosurgical Service, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and.
Juan
J
Barges-Coll
Neurosurgical Service, Centro Médico Puerta de Hierro, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Gabriel A
GA
Castillo-Velázquez
Division of Paediatric Orthopedics, University Hospital of Lausanne.|Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; and.
Pierre-Yves
PY
Zambelli
Neurosurgical Service, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and.|Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; and.
John M
JM
Duff
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000601:surgery*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018215:Osteoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
C-1 lateral mass; CVJ = craniovertebral junction; NF1 = neurofibromatosis Type 1; Oc = occiput; VA = vertebral artery; bOASIS = bilateral occipitoaxial spinal interarticular stabilization; bilateral occipitoaxial spinal interarticular stabilization; neurofibromatosis Type 1; oncology; osteoblastoma