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Solitary infantile myofibromatosis of axis. A case report
R Asirvatham1, P G Moreau, J I Antonius
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Spine
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
Lytic lesions of the cervical spine are rare and may be caused by infection or tumors. The authors report a rare case of solitary infantile myofibromatosis presenting as a lytic lesion of the second cervical vertebral body (C2) and odontoid, causing atlanto-axial instability.
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