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Published 2 February 2009
Cite this as: BMJ Case Reports 2009 [doi:10.1136/bcr.06.2008.0066]
Copyright © 2009 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

Unusual association of diseases/symptoms

Rare combination of cervical spine tumours

Terrencejose Jerome, Balu Sankaran, Mathew Varghese

St Stephen’s Hospital, Delhi, 110054, India

Correspondence to:
terrencejose{at}gmail.com

SUMMARY

Osteoid osteoma, osteoblastoma, and haemangioma should be included in the differential diagnosis of any young patient with pain in the back or the neck, painful scoliosis, or radicular or referred-type pain into the lower limb or the shoulder. Osteoid osteoma and haemangioma may occur in the same cervical spine and both have a significant importance in the prognosis, management and possible complications. Early diagnosis with a bone scan and computed tomography scan, leading to prompt treatment, decreases the average duration of symptoms by two thirds. Early diagnosis and treatment of symptomatic vertebral haemangiomas is essential to prevent permanent and irreversible neurologic deficit.


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