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British Journal of Radiology (2009) 82, e126-e128
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doi: 10.1259/bjr/55010187
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British Journal of Radiology 82 (2009),e126-e128 ©2009 The British Institute of Radiology

Osteoid osteoma of the odontoid process of the axis associated with atlanto-axial fusion

H AL-BALAS, DABR, MD 1 H OMARI, MD, DMRD, FRCR 1 Z MUSTAFA, MD 2 and I MATALKA, MD, FRCPath 3

1 Departments of Radiology, 2 Orthopedics, 3 Clinical Pathology, King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan

Correspondence: Hassan Al-Balas, Department of Radiology, King Abdullah University Hospital, PO Box 630001, Irbid, Jordan 21110. E-mail: albalas{at}yahoo.com

Osteoid osteoma is a primary benign bone tumour with characteristic imaging and pathological features. In about 10% of the cases it involves the spine, especially the posterior elements. We report a pathologically proven case of osteoid osteoma of the odontoid process of the second cervical vertebra associated with atlanto-axial fusion. The case was diagnosed pre-operatively using plain radiography, multiplanar helical CT, contrast-enhanced MRI and radioisotope bone scanning.






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