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. 2012 May;3(2):230-2.
doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.98270.

Aneurysmal bone cyst of the cranio-vertebral junction: Benign or malignant?

Pravin Salunke  1 , Bala Rajsekhar Chandra, Sukumar Sura, Ashish Aggarwal, Ravi Garg
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Aneurysmal bone cyst of the cranio-vertebral junction: Benign or malignant?

Pravin Salunke et al. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2012 May.
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Figure 1
Upper row- Preop images showing hypo-iso intense lesion (T1) showing extension across the facets with contrast enhancement. T2 axial image showing multiple cysts involving the posterior arch of atlas and extending into the right lateral mass, anterior arch and occipital condyle. Adjacent to that is pre-op CT showing expansile bony lesion and engulfed vertebral arteries (arrows). 2nd row. Post op CT and X-ray shows excision of lesion (right side) with instrumentation. Adjacent to that is MRI (axial) showing recurrence posteriorly followed by second postop CT scans showing instrumentation.
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