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Hindi Research Article, J Spine Neurosurg Vol: 3 Issue: 4
Surgical Strategy for a Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumor
| Katsunori Fukutake, Hiroshi Takahshi*, Yuichirou Yokoyama, Keiji Hasegawa, ShintaroTsuge, Kazumasa Nakamura, RyoTakamatsu, Akihito Wada and Yasuaki Iida |
| Toho University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan |
| Corresponding author : Hiroshi Takahshi Toho University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan Tel: 81-3-3762-4151; Fax: 81-3-3763-7539 E-mail: drkan@med.toho-u.ac.jp |
| Received: March 03, 2014 Accepted: April 14, 2014 Published: April 18, 2014 |
| Citation: Fukutake K, Takahshi H, Yokoyama Y, Hasegawa K, Tsuge S, (2014) Surgical Strategy for a Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumor. J Spine Neurosurg 3:4 doi:10.4172/2325-9701.1000146 |
Abstract
Surgical Strategy for a Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumor
Retro-odontoid pseudotumors that are not associated with rheumatoid arthritis or hemodialysis are clinically rare. A pseudotumor is a non-neoplastic mass in the retro-odontoid region that can occur in elderly people. Retro-odontoid pseudotumors are regarded as non-neoplastic masses that arise as a result of instability of the atlantoaxial joint. However, Retro-odontoid pseudotumor has occasionally been reported without instability on dynamic radiography.
