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CC BY 4.0 · Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR 2025; 09(01): 054-056
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788276
Case Report

CT-Guided Occipital Condyle Biopsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Thibaud Morcet Delattre 
1   Department of Radiology, Centre Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France
,
Steven Voisin
2   Department of radiology, CHU, Rennes, France
,
Valentin Rabeau
2   Department of radiology, CHU, Rennes, France
,
Yan Rolland
1   Department of Radiology, Centre Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France
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Abstract

Metastasis of breast cancer to the occipital condyle presents challenges in histopathologic diagnosis and treatment due to its difficult localization. A few surgical and radiological approaches have been described, with various level of complexity.

The case presentation describes a 43-year-old woman with persistent occipital neuralgia, diagnosed with a lytic mass on the left occipital condyle via head magnetic resonance imaging. A computed tomography-guided biopsy confirmed breast carcinoma metastasis without any complication, highlighting the efficacy and safety of the posterior ascending occipital condyle approach for bone biopsies.

Keywords

image-guided biopsy - occipital bone - breast cancer


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Artikel online veröffentlicht:
12. Februar 2025

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