Journal of Spine & NeurosurgeryISSN: 2325-9701

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Research Article, J Spine Neurosurg Vol: 3 Issue: 4

Surgical Strategy for a Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumor

Katsunori Fukutake, Hiroshi Takahshi*, Yuichirou Yokoyama, Keiji Hasegawa, ShintaroTsuge, Kazumasa Nakamura, RyoTakamatsu, Akihito Wada and Yasuaki Iida
Toho University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan
Corresponding author : Hiroshi Takahshi
Toho University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan
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E-mail: drkan@med.toho-u.ac.jp
Received: March 03, 2014 Accepted: April 14, 2014 Published: April 18, 2014
Citation: Fukutake K, Takahshi H, Yokoyama Y, Hasegawa K, Tsuge S, (2014) Surgical Strategy for a Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumor. J Spine Neurosurg 3:4 doi:10.4172/2325-9701.1000146

Abstract

Surgical Strategy for a Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumor

Retro-odontoid pseudotumors that are not associated with rheumatoid arthritis or hemodialysis are clinically rare. A pseudotumor is a non-neoplastic mass in the retro-odontoid region that can occur in elderly people. Retro-odontoid pseudotumors are regarded as non-neoplastic masses that arise as a result of instability of the atlantoaxial joint. However, Retro-odontoid pseudotumor has occasionally been reported without instability on dynamic radiography.

Keywords: Retro-odontoid pseudotumor; Surgery; Occipito-cervical fusion

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