Journal article
Atlanto-axial instability secondary to solitary eosinophilic granuloma of C2 in a 12-year-old girl
Journal of spinal disorders, Vol.3(4), pp.408-412
12/1990
PMID: 2134458
Abstract
Involvement of the axis by solitary eosinophilic granuloma is rare. We report a 12-year-old girl who presented with a unifocal eosinophilic granuloma of C2 that resulted in a pathologic fracture and atlanto-axial subluxation. She had no other skeletal or systemic manifestations of histiocytosis X. She was successfully treated with posterior spinal fusion and transoral excisional biopsy. Because solitary lesions may mimic malignant tumors, biopsy is advised in atypical cases. The prognosis for solitary eosinophilic granuloma is almost always favorable in terms of symptomatic improvement and restoration of vertebral height.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Atlanto-axial instability secondary to solitary eosinophilic granuloma of C2 in a 12-year-old girl
- Creators
- R K Osenbach - Neurosurgery Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TexasL A YoungbloodA H Menezes
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of spinal disorders, Vol.3(4), pp.408-412
- Publisher
- United States
- PMID
- 2134458
- ISSN
- 0895-0385
- eISSN
- 1531-2305
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/1990
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984040323202771
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