Osteoblastoma of Occipitocervical Junction – A Case Report
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
We report a rare case of 11 year old girl presented with history of painful swelling at right occipitocervical area since 1.5 years, with chief complaint of diplopia and torticollis since 6 months. After thorough evaluation by CT and MRI the tumor was removed in toto(microscopic)and occipitocervical fusion was performed.The vertebral artery was engulfed by the tumor which required mobilization.
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Ranganath. H. K, Satish Rudrappa, Ramachandra
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