Percutaneous Treatment of Pediatric Aneurysmal Bone Cyst at C1: A Minimally Invasive Alternative: A Case Report
Ansaar T. Raia and
John J. Collinsb
a Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
b Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

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FIG 1. Thin-section axial images show the expansile lytic lesion at the posterior arch of C1
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FIG 2. Axial CT images document the coaxial needle placement within the aneurysmal bone cyst.
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FIG 3. Axial (A) and sagittal (B) reformatted images 2 months after the first intralesional injection show sclerosis developing along the margins of the aneurysmal bone cyst.
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FIG 4. Thin-section axial images about 6 months after the first injection show near-complete sclerosis.
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