A rare, complex developmental anomaly of the atlas: embryological and radiological considerations

J Hierholzer; M Isalberti; N Hosten; C Stroszczynski; G Gandini; R Felix

doi:10.1007/s002340050864

A rare, complex developmental anomaly of the atlas: embryological and radiological considerations

Neuroradiology. 1999 Dec;41(12):901-3. doi: 10.1007/s002340050864.

Authors

J Hierholzer¹, M Isalberti, N Hosten, C Stroszczynski, G Gandini, R Felix

Affiliation

¹ Strahlenklinik und Poliklinik, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany. hiho@charite.de

PMID: 10639665
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050864

Abstract

We report a patient with disseminated malignancy and a complex anomaly of C1 and C2 in whom CT confirmed the developmental nature of the bony abnormalities.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cervical Atlas / abnormalities*
Cervical Atlas / diagnostic imaging
Cervical Atlas / embryology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Melanoma / pathology
Skin Neoplasms / pathology
Spinal Neoplasms / secondary
Tomography, X-Ray Computed