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Intraosseouss degenerative cyst of the axis approached via transcervical extrapharyngeal avenue
Gustavo Rassier Isolan1, Apio Claudio Antunes, Jorge Manfrim
1Department of Neurology, Porto Alegre Clinical Hospital, - Rio Grande do Sul Federal University, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Journal of Craniovertebral Junction & Spine
|October 2, 2013
Abstract:
Intraosseous degenerative cysts (IDC) of the cervical spine are rare. IDC within C2 have been reported in three articles only. We report a patient with neck pain due to a IDC within C2. We discuss the differential diagnosis of these lesions and the surgical approaches to reach this complex anatomical region.
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