Abstract
Percutaneous vertebroplasty was performed via a transoral route in a 70-year-old woman with a C2 metastasis of thyroid origin involving anterior vertebral elements. Complete pain relief was obtained after an uncomplicated minimally invasive procedure. This preliminary experience demonstrates that a transoral approach under fluoroscopic control can provide safe access to the upper cervical spine at C2 level.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Bone Cements*
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Cervical Vertebrae* / diagnostic imaging
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Female
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Fluoroscopy
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Fractures, Stress / diagnostic imaging
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Fractures, Stress / etiology
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Fractures, Stress / therapy*
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Humans
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Pain
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Polymethyl Methacrylate / administration & dosage*
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Radiography, Interventional*
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Spinal Fractures / diagnostic imaging
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Spinal Fractures / etiology
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Spinal Fractures / therapy*
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Spinal Neoplasms / complications
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Spinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Spinal Neoplasms / secondary
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Spinal Neoplasms / therapy*
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Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology
Substances
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Bone Cements
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Polymethyl Methacrylate