Natarajan Muthukumar1. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, Madurai Medical College, Muruganagam, 138, Anna Nagar, Madurai - 625 020, India. prasan86@eth.net
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Osteoid osteoma of the spine causing brachial neuralgia is rare. OBJECT: An adolescent with cervicobrachial neuralgia due to osteoid osteoma of C-4 is presented, and the relevant literature reviewed. CONCLUSION: The possibility of osteoid osteoma of the cervical spine should be entertained in the differential diagnosis of brachial neuralgia in adolescents.
BACKGROUND:Osteoid osteoma of the spine causing brachial neuralgia is rare. OBJECT: An adolescent with cervicobrachial neuralgia due to osteoid osteoma of C-4 is presented, and the relevant literature reviewed. CONCLUSION: The possibility of osteoid osteoma of the cervical spine should be entertained in the differential diagnosis of brachial neuralgia in adolescents.