TY - JOUR
T1 - Endoscopic biopsy sampling of tophaceous gout of the odontoid process
T2 - Case report and review of the literature
AU - Fraser, Justin F.
AU - Anand, Vijay K.
AU - Schwartz, Theodore H.
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - The authors present the case of a 71-year-old man who presented with neck pain, a history of gout, and a mass in the dens. Results of transoral endoscopic biopsy sampling demonstrated tophaceous gout. The patient was treated medically and the pain resolved. Tophaceous gout isolated in the dens is extremely rare and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of masses in this region. With the aid of transoral or transnasal endoscopic biopsy sampling, the diagnosis can be reached in a minimally invasive manner.
AB - The authors present the case of a 71-year-old man who presented with neck pain, a history of gout, and a mass in the dens. Results of transoral endoscopic biopsy sampling demonstrated tophaceous gout. The patient was treated medically and the pain resolved. Tophaceous gout isolated in the dens is extremely rare and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of masses in this region. With the aid of transoral or transnasal endoscopic biopsy sampling, the diagnosis can be reached in a minimally invasive manner.
KW - Crystal-associated disease
KW - Dens
KW - Endoscope
KW - Gout
KW - Odontoid
KW - Tophus
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U2 - 10.3171/SPI-07/07/061
DO - 10.3171/SPI-07/07/061
M3 - Article
C2 - 17633489
AN - SCOPUS:34447538357
SN - 1547-5654
VL - 7
SP - 61
EP - 64
JO - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
JF - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
IS - 1
ER -