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Retro-odontoid “ghost” pseudotumours in atlanto-axial instability caused by rheumatoid arthritis

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Among 27 cases of marked atlanto-axial instability investigated in the last 10 years we found three with reducible dislocation, in which a cystic “ghost” pseudotumours appeared behind the odontoid, maintaining cord compression even in the reduced position, thus influencing the strategy of operative treatment.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary

    J. Kenéz & P. Barsi

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Traumatology, Budapest, Hungary

    L. Turóczy & R. Veres

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Kenéz, J., Turóczy, L., Barsi, P. et al. Retro-odontoid “ghost” pseudotumours in atlanto-axial instability caused by rheumatoid arthritis. Neuroradiology 35, 367–369 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588372

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