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
a   Department of Neurosurgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kasgmir, India
,
Makhan Lal Babu
a   Department of Neurosurgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kasgmir, India
,
Altaf Kirmani
a   Department of Neurosurgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kasgmir, India
,
Altaf Umer Ramzan
a   Department of Neurosurgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kasgmir, India
,
Abdul Rashid Bhat
a   Department of Neurosurgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kasgmir, India
,
Syed Shafiq Alam
a   Department of Neurosurgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kasgmir, India
,
Altaf Ahmad
a   Department of Neurosurgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kasgmir, India
,
Khalil Mohammad Baba
b   Department of Pathology, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar India
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13. April 2007

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30. Juli 2015 (online)

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.