Cervical Osteoblastoma: A Case Report

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira,Carolina
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Vital,Luísa, Serdoura,Francisco, Pinho,André Rodrigues, Veludo,Vitorino
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162019000200219
• topic: osteoblastoma; neck pain; embolization; spinal cord neoplasms

Abstract Osteoblastoma is a rare benign primary bone tumor. It accounts for 3% of benign and 1% of all primary bone tumors. The treatment goal is complete surgical resection. This treatment limits the risk of recurrence. As osteoblastoma is a highly vascular tumor, complete resection is often difficult. This report describes the case of a 19-year-old male patient who presented severe right-sided neck and shoulder pain. The computed tomography scan revealed a mass lesion on C7 compatible with osteoblastoma. Preoperative embolization and tumor resection were performed. At the 3-year follow-up, the patient had no restrictions on daily activities, and, to date, there has been no evidence of recurrence.