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We report a 17-year-old asymptomatic patient with a partially collapsed seventh cervical vertebra due to a haemangioma revealed by conventional radiographs performed for army enrolment. Given radiological evidence of aggressiveness, percutaneous vertebroplasty by injection of methyl meth-acrylate cement was performed to prevent complications. CT a year later showed no progression of the lesion. The patient remains asymptomatic.
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Dousset, V., Mousselard, H., de Monck d'User, L. et al. Asymptomatic cervical haemangioma treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty. Neuroradiology 38, 392–394 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00596601
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