Thinking beyond pannus: a review of retro-odontoid pseudotumor due to rheumatoid and non-rheumatoid etiologies

J Shi, J Ermann, BN Weissman, SE Smith… - Skeletal Radiology, 2019 - Springer
Retro-odontoid pseudotumor, or mass-like retro-odontoid soft tissue thickening, is an
uncommon but important imaging finding that may be associated with rheumatoid arthritis …

Retro-odontoid pseudotumor without radiologic atlantoaxial instability: a systematic review

LA Robles, GM Mundis - World Neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Retro-odontoid pseudotumor (RP) can be caused by several diseases,
especially rheumatoid arthritis, and is usually associated with the presence of atlantoaxial …

Post-operative regression of retro-odontoid pseudotumors treated with and without fusion

K Kobayashi, S Imagama, K Ando, Y Nishida… - European Spine …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Retro-odontoid pseudotumor is common in elderly people and is a cause of
cervical myelopathy. The goal of the study was to investigate surgical procedures, outcomes …

Postoperative regression of retro-odontoid pseudotumor after atlantoaxial posterior fixation: 11 years of experience in patients with atlantoaxial instability

JH Park, E Lee, JW Lee, Y Kang, JM Ahn, JS Yeom… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Case series study. Objective. The aim was to investigate the incidence of retro-
odontoid pseudotumor in patients with atlantoaxial instability (AAI) and evaluate …

Effects of preservation of the semispinalis cervicis inserted into c2 on craniocervical alignment after laminoplasty

K Shimizu, T Mitsuhara, M Takeda, K Kurisu… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective The preservation of nuchal musculature is essential for preventing axial pain and
cervical malalignment after laminoplasty. A few studies have examined the effect of …

Cervical myelopathy caused by non-rheumatic retro-odontoid pseudotumor: an investigation of underlying mechanisms and optimal surgical strategy

M Takahata, R Hyakkan, S Oshima, I Oda… - Global Spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective case-control study. Objective This study aimed to identify the
underlying pathologies of non-rheumatic retro-odontoid pseudotumors (NRPs), which would …

Factors associated with retro-odontoid soft-tissue thickness in rheumatoid arthritis

S Dohzono, A Suzuki, T Koike, S Takahashi… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Increasing soft-tissue mass posterior to the odontoid process causes spinal
cord compression. Retro-odontoid pseudotumors are considered to be associated with …

Biomechanics of the effect of subaxial cervical spine degeneration on atlantoaxial complex in idiopathic retro-odontoid pseudotumor development

Q Chen, J Chen, F Chen, X Lu, B Ni, Q Guo - Clinical Neurology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Retro-odontoid pseudotumor (ROP), with no rheumatoid arthritis, atlantoaxial
instability, or other primary diseases, is defined as idiopathic retro-odontoid pseudotumor …

Imaging characterization of non-rheumatoid retro-odontoid pseudotumors: comparison with atlantoaxial manifestation of rheumatoid Arthritis

YS Song, IS Lee, KH Nam, DH Kim, IH Han, H Lee… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: To date, imaging characterization of non-rheumatic retro-
odontoid pseudotumors (NRROPs) has been lacking; therefore, NRROPs have been …

Factors associated with retro-odontoid pseudotumor in long-term hemodialysis patients

M Nishizawa, J Ohya, H Kodama, M Sekimizu… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Hemodialysis has been reported to be associated with retro-odontoid
pseudotumor (ROP), but its clinical characteristics have not been well described. The …