Cervical Spine Osteoblastoma with an Aneurysmal Bone Cyst in a 2-Year-Old Child: A Case Report

Abstract

Osteoblastomas and aneurysmal bone cysts are uncommon benign tumors of the spine. Their presentation can vary between diffuse pain, restriction of neck movements, torticollis, radiculopathy, and myelopathy. Complete excision is the best treatment to achieve a cure, but recurrence is not uncommon. A combination of the two conditions in the pediatric population is extremely rare. To the best of the authors' knowledge, only 2 cases of such a combination in the cervical spine have been reported in the literature. We report the case of a 2-year-old child having a right C4 lateral mass osteoblastoma with an aneurysmal bone cyst. The child underwent complete surgical excision of the lesion with fusion.