Endoscopic-Assisted C2 Transverse Process Mass Excision

BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION: C2 transverse process exostoses are rare lesions. Due to critical structures surrounding them, their excision is challenging. There are sparse reports of anterior retropharyngeal approach (ARPA) for high-cervical transverse process mass and none for endoscopic ARPA approach.

OBJECTIVE: A step-by-step technical report with its video is presented.

SURGICAL TECHNIQUE: A 14-year-old girl presented with chronic right-sided neck pain. The computed tomography scan revealed a 6.5 cm3 mass in the right transverse process extending into the lateral mass of the C2 vertebra. The mass was anterior and in direct contact with the vertebral artery. She underwent a minimally invasive endoscopic ARPA.

RESULTS: The mass could be excised along with its cartilaginous cap without any complications. The patient's symptoms resolved completely. The biopsy came out as osteochondroma.

CONCLUSION: Endoscopic ARPA is a minimally invasive option for high-cervical tumors and was found safe and effective for C2 transverse process osteochondroma.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:69

Enthalten in:

Neurology India - 69(2021), 3 vom: 25. Mai, Seite 582-586

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bajaj, Jitin [VerfasserIn]
Ratre, Shailendra [VerfasserIn]
Yadav, Yad Ram [VerfasserIn]

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Case Reports
Case report
Craniovertebral junction
Journal Article
Neoplasms
Neuroendoscopy
Spinal neoplasms
Spine

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Date Completed 28.06.2021

Date Revised 24.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4103/0028-3886.319213

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32716994X