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Choque-Velasquez J, Colasanti R, Piippo A, et al. Suboccipital osteoblastoma: Microsurgical resection of a rare entity. Surg Neurol Int. 2017;8:33doi: 10.4103/sni.sni_444_16.
Choque-Velasquez, J., Colasanti, R., Piippo, A., & Niemelä, M. (2017). Suboccipital osteoblastoma: Microsurgical resection of a rare entity. Surgical neurology international, 833. https://doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_444_16
Choque-Velasquez, Joham, et al. "Suboccipital osteoblastoma: Microsurgical resection of a rare entity." Surgical neurology international vol. 8 (2017): 33. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_444_16
Choque-Velasquez J, Colasanti R, Piippo A, Niemelä M. Suboccipital osteoblastoma: Microsurgical resection of a rare entity. Surg Neurol Int. 2017 Mar 14;8:33. doi: 10.4103/sni.sni_444_16. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28458947; PMCID: PMC5369253.
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Surg Neurol Int. 2017 Mar 14;8:33. doi: 10.4103/sni.sni_444_16. eCollection 2017.

Suboccipital osteoblastoma: Microsurgical resection of a rare entity.

Surgical neurology international

Joham Choque-Velasquez, Roberto Colasanti, Anna Piippo, Mika Niemelä

Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Umberto I General Hospital, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.

PMID: 28458947 PMCID: PMC5369253 DOI: 10.4103/sni.sni_444_16

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Osteoblastomas are rare lesions comprising 1% of all bone tumors. The occipital bone is one of the rarest affected bone, with only 11 cases reported during the last 40 years.

CASE DESCRIPTION: Here, we describe the clinical presentation and the radiological features of a suboccipital osteoblastoma that was successfully resected in a 30-year-old man. A short video shows the microsurgical removal of the lesion. There was no recurrence during a 12-month follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS: Even if osteoblastomas are benign tumors, a complete removal has to be achieved to reduce the risk of recurrences. This makes necessary an appropriate monitoring of the patient.

Keywords: Occipital bone; osteoblastoma; park bench position; suboccipital approach

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

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