Asian Spine J.  2012 Jun;6(2):136-139. 10.4184/asj.2012.6.2.136.

Osteoblastoma of C2 Corpus: 4 Years Follow-up

• Yilmaz C
• Civelek E
• Caner H
• Aydin E
• Gerilmez A
• Altinors N

• KMID: 1743285
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4184/asj.2012.6.2.136

Abstract

Osteoblastomas are rare neoplasms of the spine. The majority of the spinal lesions arise from the posterior elements and involvement of the corpus is usually by extension through the pedicles. An extremely rare case of isolated C2 corpus osteoblastoma is presented herein. A 9-year-old boy who presented with neck pain and spasmodic torticollis was shown to have a lesion within the corpus of C2. He underwent surgery via an anterior cervical approach and the completely-resected mass was reported to be an osteoblastoma. The pain resolved immediately after surgery and he had radiologic assessments on a yearly basis. He was symptom-free 4 years post-operatively with benign radiologic findings. Although rare, an osteoblastoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of neck pain and torticollis, especially in patients during the first two decades of life. The standard treatment for osteoblastomas is radical surgical excision because the recurrence rate is high following incomplete resection.

Keyword

Osteoblastoma; Osteoid osteoma; C2 corpus; Anterior cervical approach

MeSH Terms

Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Neck Pain
Osteoblastoma
Osteoma, Osteoid
Recurrence
Spine
Torticollis