A rare case of giant cell tumor of body of axis: Surgical management with staged posterior occipitocervical fusion, anterior excision and reconstruction through anterior mandibulotomy

A rare case of giant cell tumor of body of axis: Surgical management with staged posterior occipitocervical fusion, anterior excision and reconstruction through anterior mandibulotomy

Giant cell tumor (GCT) constitutes around 5% of all the skeletal tumors which usually occur between second and fourth decade. Cervical spine GCT is very rare, and only a few case reports have been reported. In view of complex anatomy, variable aggressiveness, and scanty literature, there is a lack o...

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Main Authors: Bharat R Dave, Gayadhar Behera, Ajay Krishnan, Devanand Degulmadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Spine Journal
Subjects:
anterior mandibulotomy
axis vertebra
denosumab
extended transoral transpharyngeal approach
giant cell tumor
Online Access:http://www.isjonline.com/article.asp?issn=2589-5079;year=2019;volume=2;issue=2;spage=179;epage=183;aulast=Dave

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