Regression of an atlantoaxial degenerative articular cyst associated with subluxation during conservative treatment
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- Takao Sagiuchi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Satoru Shimizu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Ryusui Tanaka
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Shigekuni Tachibana
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Kiyotaka Fujii
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
書誌事項
- タイトル別名
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- Case report and review of the literature
抄録
<jats:p>✓ The presence of an atlantoaxial degenerative articular cyst is rare; when present this lesion extends posteriorly to the dens, causing cervicomedullary compressive myelopathy. The authors describe a symptomatic case of this lesion associated with atlantoaxial subluxation in a 76-year-old man. The patient’s neurological symptoms resolved and corresponded to a reduction in the size of the cyst. After 8 months of continued conservative treatment, in which the patient wore a Philadelphia collar, the cyst spontaneously regressed. Subsequently, a C1–2 posterior fusion was performed to treat the atlantoaxial subluxation.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
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Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 5 (2), 161-164, 2006-08
Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)