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19921483

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
Nearly one third of cervical spine metastasis has a primary breast malignancy. Patients with cervical metastasis have higher mortality due to advanced stage of the malignancy. Treatment is palliative to relieve pain, prevent pathological fracture, improve mobility and function, and prolong survival. We describe a 40-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer who presented with neck and shoulder pain of 1 week duration with no neurological deficit. Following clinical examination, radiographs taken of the cervical spine was normal. Radiographs repeated 3 weeks later revealed a large lytic lesion of the odontoid occupying 70-80% of the peg. Further investigation including magnetic resonance imaging and bone scan showed no further spinal lesions. She underwent cyclical radiotherapy with complete resolution of the odontoid peg lesion and clinically was asymptomatic at 2 years. Metastatic lesions of the odontoid are atypical, and this case reinforces the necessity of early detection to evade disastrous consequences.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1590-9999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
199-201
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Odontoid metastasis: a potential lethal complication.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Kettering General Hospital, Kettering, NN15 7LX, UK. rayanmarakkar@yahoo.co.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports