• Eur Spine J · May 2013

    Case Reports

    C1 laminectomy for retro-odontoid pseudotumor without atlantoaxial subluxation: review of seven consecutive cases.

    • Kenichiro Kakutani, Minoru Doita, Masaho Yoshikawa, Koji Okamoto, Koichiro Maeno, Takashi Yurube, Norihide Sha, Masahiro Kurosaka, and Kotaro Nishida.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunokicho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan. kenkakutani@gmail.com
    • Eur Spine J. 2013 May 1;22(5):1119-26.

    PurposeA retro-odontoid pseudotumor is usually a reactive fibrocartilaginous mass associated with atlantoaxial subluxation (AAS). However, a retro-odontoid pseudotumor not associated with AAS, which undergoes spontaneous regression following C1 laminoplasty, has been reported. The purpose of this study was to report surgical outcomes of C1 laminectomy for retro-odontoid pseudotumor without AAS.Materials And MethodsThe cases of seven patients (mean age 75.6 ± 7.6 years-old) with retro-odontoid pseudotumor without AAS were reviewed. The mean follow up time was 52.3 ± 25.5 months. Each patient underwent a C1 laminectomy with an additional C3-6 expansion laminoplasty in three patients. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association score (JOA score) was used for neurological assessment. Pseudotumor size and additional AAS were analyzed using MRI and radiography.ResultsAll patients exhibited neurological improvement following surgery, the JOA score improved from 7.2 ± 3.2 to 14.1 ± 2.6. The mean O-C2 and C2-7 angle decreased from -3.2 ± 2.1° to -3.9 ± 1.7°, showing a slight kyphotic change. Postoperative AAS was not observed. All pseudotumors spontaneously resolved, and recurrence and regrowth were not observed. Five patients had MRIs after gadolinium administration; four patients who showed enhancement of the pseudotumor had almost complete reduction within 1 year following surgery.DiscussionOur study, assessing the outcome of C1 laminectomy for retro-odontoid pseudotumor, found neurological improvement in all cases. Since all pseudotumors were reduced and additional AAS was not observed, C1 laminectomy for retro-odontoid pseudotumor, in the absence of AAS, is recommended as a therapeutic strategy.

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