Cervical disc herniation presenting as a mass lesion posterior to the odontoid process. Report of two cases.

Rosenberg, W S; Rosenberg, A E; Poletti, C E · J Neurosurg · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The authors report two cases of herniated intervertebral disc presenting as a mass posterior to the odontoid process and causing myelopathy in previously healthy elderly women. The differential diagnosis of a mass at the craniovertebral junction is reviewed, and the implications of these cases are discussed.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy