Occipitocervical pseudomalignant osseous tumor of the soft tissue (Fasciitis ossificans). Case report

R Tarantino; V Esposito; P Missori; G Cantore

doi:10.3171/spi.2001.95.1.0143

Occipitocervical pseudomalignant osseous tumor of the soft tissue (Fasciitis ossificans). Case report

J Neurosurg. 2001 Jul;95(1 Suppl):143-5. doi: 10.3171/spi.2001.95.1.0143.

Authors

R Tarantino¹, V Esposito, P Missori, G Cantore

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neuroscience, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.

PMID: 11453418
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2001.95.1.0143

Abstract

The authors describe the case of a 12-year-old girl in whom a pseudomalignant osseous tumor of the soft tissue was diagnosed. The lesion was resected, and at 3-year postresection follow-up examination, neuroradiological studies demonstrated no recurrence of the tumor.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cervical Vertebrae / pathology
Cervical Vertebrae / surgery*
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Imaging
Fasciitis / diagnosis
Fasciitis / pathology
Fasciitis / surgery*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Occipital Bone / pathology
Occipital Bone / surgery*
Ossification, Heterotopic / diagnosis
Ossification, Heterotopic / pathology
Ossification, Heterotopic / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Spinal Diseases / diagnosis
Spinal Diseases / pathology
Spinal Diseases / surgery*