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Odontoid fracture in multiple myelomas
Author(s) -
KASHYAP Rajesh,
KUMAR Raj
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
asia‐pacific journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1743-7563
pISSN - 1743-7555
DOI - 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2007.00135.x
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , fracture (geology) , odontoid process , vertebra , medicine , orthodontics , surgery , cervical spine , materials science , composite material
Fracture of the odontoid process as the primary presentation of multiple myelomas is rare. The management of this condition in an elderly patient presents a great challenge. We report a 60‐year‐old man who presented with fracture of the odontoid process of the C 2 vertebra with multiple myelomas.