J Emerg Med
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Review Case Reports
Destructive cervical spine osteoblastoma at C5 in a young patient initially presenting with quadriparesis: case report and review of the literature.
Osteoblastomas are rare benign bone tumors that are mostly found in the posterior spinal elements; about 20% are located in the cervical spine. ⋯ Neuroimaging should be performed with either conventional plain X-ray study, which seems to be sufficient in patients presenting with non-specific symptomatology related to cervical spine damage, or with advanced techniques in the case of patients with persistent neck pain or neurological deficit.