A Simple Bone Cyst in Cervical Vertebrae of an Adolescent Patient
Joint Authors
Boude, Adriana Bruges
Vásquez, Lina González
Alvarado-Gomez, Fernando
Bedoya, María Constanza
Rodríguez-Múnera, Andrés
Morales-Saenz, Luis Carlos
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Spinal simple bone cysts, also known as solitary cysts, are extremely unusual benign primary bone tumors with few cases reported in the literature.
Case Presentation.
Incidental Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) finding of a C2 Simple bone cyst in a 13-year-old female patient is reported.
Complementary studies suggested the benign nature of the lesion.
Patient underwent cervical curettage followed by tumor excision.
A lateral submandibular approach to the upper cervical spine was used and careful bone resection was possible with a radiofrequency assisted burr and no instrumentation or fixation was required.
The stability of the defect was ensured by filling it with bone allograft and by prescribing a postsurgical plastic cervical collar to maintain neck immobilization.
Histological examination supported the diagnosis of simple bone cyst.
At 6–12-month follow-up the patient presented no recurrence or symptomatology.
Conclusions.
Solitary bone cysts are infrequent entities in the cervical vertebrae and preservation of spine stability without instrumentation to avoid neurological complications is often challenging.
In this case, the proximity of the cyst to the right vertebral artery and the risk of injury were high; however the surgical approach used was successful and no recurrence or instability was evidenced on postoperative MRI.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Boude, Adriana Bruges& Vásquez, Lina González& Alvarado-Gomez, Fernando& Bedoya, María Constanza& Rodríguez-Múnera, Andrés& Morales-Saenz, Luis Carlos. 2017. A Simple Bone Cyst in Cervical Vertebrae of an Adolescent Patient. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148476
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Boude, Adriana Bruges…[et al.]. A Simple Bone Cyst in Cervical Vertebrae of an Adolescent Patient. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Boude, Adriana Bruges& Vásquez, Lina González& Alvarado-Gomez, Fernando& Bedoya, María Constanza& Rodríguez-Múnera, Andrés& Morales-Saenz, Luis Carlos. A Simple Bone Cyst in Cervical Vertebrae of an Adolescent Patient. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148476
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148476