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Cervical Spine Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
1709056
•Concept ID:
C5239056
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the neck region of the spine. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCervical Spine Neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Calculated decisions:NEXUS criteria for c-spine imaging.
Runde D
Emerg Med Pract 2020 Aug 15;(Suppl 8):CD1-CD3. PMID: 32805097
Management of metastatic cervical spine tumors.
Mesfin A, Buchowski JM, Gokaslan ZL, Bird JE
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2015 Jan;23(1):38-46. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-23-01-38. PMID: 25538129
Diagnosis and management of metastatic cervical spine tumors.
Molina CA, Gokaslan ZL, Sciubba DM
Orthop Clin North Am 2012 Jan;43(1):75-87, viii-ix. Epub 2011 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2011.08.004. PMID: 22082631

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Vertebral Pneumatocyst-A Systematic Review.
Garg K, Dash A, Aggarwal A, Duetzmann S
World Neurosurg 2021 Jul;151:77-86. Epub 2021 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.04.092. PMID: 33933696
Calculated decisions:NEXUS criteria for c-spine imaging.
Runde D
Emerg Med Pract 2020 Aug 15;(Suppl 8):CD1-CD3. PMID: 32805097
Diagnosis and management of metastatic cervical spine tumors.
Molina CA, Gokaslan ZL, Sciubba DM
Orthop Clin North Am 2012 Jan;43(1):75-87, viii-ix. Epub 2011 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2011.08.004. PMID: 22082631
Reliability analysis of the epidural spinal cord compression scale.
Bilsky MH, Laufer I, Fourney DR, Groff M, Schmidt MH, Varga PP, Vrionis FD, Yamada Y, Gerszten PC, Kuklo TR
J Neurosurg Spine 2010 Sep;13(3):324-8. doi: 10.3171/2010.3.SPINE09459. PMID: 20809724
Vertebral pneumatocysts.
Arslan G, Ceken K, Cubuk M, Ozkaynak C, Lüleci E
Acta Radiol 2001 Jan;42(1):20-3. doi: 10.1080/028418501127346404. PMID: 11167326

Diagnosis

Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment Options: A Cervical Spine Osteochondroma Meta-Analysis.
Fowler J, Takayanagi A, Fiani B, Cathel A, Sarhadi KJ, Arshad M, Lau S, Siddiqi I, Ghanchi H, Wolberg A, Hariri O
World Neurosurg 2021 May;149:215-225.e6. Epub 2021 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.01.148. PMID: 33561553
Management of metastatic cervical spine tumors.
Mesfin A, Buchowski JM, Gokaslan ZL, Bird JE
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2015 Jan;23(1):38-46. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-23-01-38. PMID: 25538129
Cervical synovial cyst.
Attwell L, Elwell VA, Meir A
Br J Neurosurg 2014 Dec;28(6):813-4. Epub 2014 May 6 doi: 10.3109/02688697.2014.913782. PMID: 24801806
Diagnosis and management of metastatic cervical spine tumors.
Molina CA, Gokaslan ZL, Sciubba DM
Orthop Clin North Am 2012 Jan;43(1):75-87, viii-ix. Epub 2011 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2011.08.004. PMID: 22082631
Cervical spine tumors.
Sevick RJ
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 1995 Aug;5(3):385-400. PMID: 7551576

Therapy

Deep Neck Fibromatosis After Diskectomy and Cervical Fusion: Case Series and Review of the Literature.
Lacayo EA, Glastonbury CM, Hoang JK, Magliocca KR, Hill KL, Hudgins PA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2016 May;206(5):1068-72. Epub 2016 Feb 25 doi: 10.2214/AJR.15.14864. PMID: 26914791
Management of cervical spine deformity after intradural tumor resection.
Joaquim AF, Riew KD
Neurosurg Focus 2015 Aug;39(2):E13. doi: 10.3171/2015.5.FOCUS15134. PMID: 26235011
Airway management in neuroanesthesiology.
Aziz M
Anesthesiol Clin 2012 Jun;30(2):229-40. Epub 2012 Jun 12 doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2012.04.001. PMID: 22901608
Reliability analysis of the epidural spinal cord compression scale.
Bilsky MH, Laufer I, Fourney DR, Groff M, Schmidt MH, Varga PP, Vrionis FD, Yamada Y, Gerszten PC, Kuklo TR
J Neurosurg Spine 2010 Sep;13(3):324-8. doi: 10.3171/2010.3.SPINE09459. PMID: 20809724
Post-laminectomy kyphosis.
Lonstein JE
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1977 Oct;(128):93-100. PMID: 598179

Prognosis

Diagnosis and management of metastatic cervical spine tumors.
Molina CA, Gokaslan ZL, Sciubba DM
Orthop Clin North Am 2012 Jan;43(1):75-87, viii-ix. Epub 2011 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2011.08.004. PMID: 22082631
Cervical pneumatocyst.
Hoover JM, Wenger DE, Eckel LJ, Krauss WE
J Neurosurg Spine 2011 Sep;15(3):332-5. Epub 2011 May 27 doi: 10.3171/2011.5.SPINE10627. PMID: 21619402
Cervical and thoracic spine tumor management: surgical indications, techniques, and outcomes.
Mazel C, Balabaud L, Bennis S, Hansen S
Orthop Clin North Am 2009 Jan;40(1):75-92, vi-vii. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2008.09.008. PMID: 19064057
Radiation-induced schwannomas.
Rubinstein AB, Reichenthal E, Borohov H
Neurosurgery 1989 Jun;24(6):929-32. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198906000-00026. PMID: 2747873
Post-laminectomy kyphosis.
Lonstein JE
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1977 Oct;(128):93-100. PMID: 598179

Clinical prediction guides

Combined transoral and endoscopic approach for cervical spine tumor resection.
Zhou J, Lu YT, Lu FY
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 May;98(22):e15822. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000015822. PMID: 31145319Free PMC Article
Intraosseous schwannoma of the mobile spine: a report of twenty cases.
Wang YQ, Hu JX, Yang SM, Jiang L, Liu XG, Yuan HS, Wei F, Liu ZJ
Eur Spine J 2018 Dec;27(12):3092-3104. Epub 2018 Sep 18 doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5766-y. PMID: 30229535
Reliability analysis of the epidural spinal cord compression scale.
Bilsky MH, Laufer I, Fourney DR, Groff M, Schmidt MH, Varga PP, Vrionis FD, Yamada Y, Gerszten PC, Kuklo TR
J Neurosurg Spine 2010 Sep;13(3):324-8. doi: 10.3171/2010.3.SPINE09459. PMID: 20809724
Proton therapy for tumors of the skull base.
Munzenrider JE, Liebsch NJ
Strahlenther Onkol 1999 Jun;175 Suppl 2:57-63. doi: 10.1007/BF03038890. PMID: 10394399
Post-laminectomy kyphosis.
Lonstein JE
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1977 Oct;(128):93-100. PMID: 598179

Recent systematic reviews

Efficacy and safety of carbon ion radiotherapy for chordomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Dong M, Liu R, Zhang Q, Wang D, Luo H, Wang Y, Chen J, Ou Y, Wang X
Radiat Oncol 2023 Sep 13;18(1):152. doi: 10.1186/s13014-023-02337-x. PMID: 37705083Free PMC Article
Osteoradionecrosis of the cervical spine: an analysis of the literature.
Mañón VA, Shum J
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2023 May;135(5):591-595. Epub 2022 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2022.08.019. PMID: 36529672
Vertebral Pneumatocyst-A Systematic Review.
Garg K, Dash A, Aggarwal A, Duetzmann S
World Neurosurg 2021 Jul;151:77-86. Epub 2021 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.04.092. PMID: 33933696
Intramedullary cervical spinal cord teratoma.
Wang L, Li T, Gong M, Xing F, Li L, Xiao R, Guan Q
Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 May;99(18):e20107. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000020107. PMID: 32358400Free PMC Article
Cervical Spine Aneurysmal Bone Cysts in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Protas M, Jones LW, Sardi JP, Fisahn C, Iwanaga J, Oskouian RJ, Tubbs RS
Pediatr Neurosurg 2017;52(4):219-224. Epub 2017 Jun 13 doi: 10.1159/000475820. PMID: 28605734

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