Radiofrequency ablation of a cervical osteoid osteoma: a trans-thyroid approach

We present a 16-year-old girl with an osteoid osteoma in the vertebral body of C5. Given the difficulty of surgically treating the lesion, radiofrequency ablation was used. Percutaneous needle access to this lesion in the anterior aspect of the cervical vertebral body was limited by the many critica...

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Published in:Pediatric radiology 2007-01, Vol.37 (1), p.83-85
Main Authors: Sutphen, Sean A, Murakami, James W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biopsy
Catheter Ablation
Cervical Vertebrae
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Osteoma, Osteoid - diagnosis
Osteoma, Osteoid - surgery
Radiography, Interventional
Spinal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Spinal Neoplasms - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:We present a 16-year-old girl with an osteoid osteoma in the vertebral body of C5. Given the difficulty of surgically treating the lesion, radiofrequency ablation was used. Percutaneous needle access to this lesion in the anterior aspect of the cervical vertebral body was limited by the many critical adjacent structures. We present our successful treatment of this lesion utilizing a trans-thyroid needle approach.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/s00247-006-0336-6