Giant cell tumor of axis: A rare entity

Abrar Ahad Wani; Makhan Lal Babu; Altaf Kirmani; Altaf Umer Ramzan; Abdul Rashid Bhat; Syed Shafiq Alam; Altaf Ahmad; Khalil Mohammad Baba

doi:10.1055/s-0035-1557399

Journal of Pediatric Neurology, Table of Contents

Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2007; 05(04): 351-354
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1557399

Case Report

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Giant cell tumor of axis: A rare entity

Abrar Ahad Wani

^aDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kasgmir, India

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Makhan Lal Babu

^aDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kasgmir, India

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Altaf Kirmani

^aDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kasgmir, India

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Altaf Umer Ramzan

^aDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kasgmir, India

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Abdul Rashid Bhat

^aDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kasgmir, India

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Syed Shafiq Alam

^aDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kasgmir, India

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Altaf Ahmad

^aDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kasgmir, India

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Khalil Mohammad Baba

^bDepartment of Pathology, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar India

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Abstract

Giant cell tumor of the bone accounts for 4–;5% of all primary bone tumors. Spine is the fourth common site for their occurrence and axis is a relatively rare site. A case of giant cell tumor of axis in a 17-year-old male is hereby reported. The patient underwent transoral decompression and posterior fusion. Postoperatively patient had no neurological deficit and biopsy revealed the tumor as giant cell tumor.

Keywords

Giant cell tumor - axis

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