Korean J Spine.  2011 Sep;8(3):225-228. 10.14245/kjs.2011.8.3.225.

Percutaneous Anterolateral Vertebroplasty for a Myelomatous Pathologic Fracture of the Subaxial Cervical Spine: A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Colcolle of Medicine, Anyang, Korea. chcmc@hanmail.net
  • 2Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.

Abstract

The authors describe a patient with multiple myeloma who was treated for an acute cervical vertebra body fracture by percutaneous vertebroplasty. A 48-year-old female patient presented a severe neck pain without neurologic deficit. A myelomatous pathologic fracture of C4 was diagnosed, and percutaneous vertebroplasty was performed successfully through a left anterolateral approach. Her posterior neck pain was immediately relieved with vertebroplasty and no instability was observed over 18 months of follow-up.

Keyword

Multiple myeloma; Vertebroplasty; Compression fracture; Pathologic fracture; Metastasis

MeSH Terms

Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fractures, Compression
Fractures, Spontaneous
Humans
Middle Aged
Multiple Myeloma
Neck Pain
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neurologic Manifestations
Spine
Vertebroplasty
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