Cervical digits: a report of 3 cases

Abstract

The occurence of digit like structures around vertebral column is a rare and only one case in the cervical region has been reported before. Here we report three more cases of cervical digits with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging correlations as the first cases of the literature.

 

 

DOI: 10.3944/AOTT.2015.13.0004

 

Keywords

• Cervical digit; phalanx like structures.

Servikal Parmak: 3 olgu sunumu

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