Occipital neuralgia as the presenting symptom of osteoblastoma

Hassan Baallal, Ali Akhaddar

PAMJ-CM. 2020; 3:38. Published 03 Jun 2020 | doi:10.11604/pamj-cm.2020.3.38.23673

Osteoblastoma is an uncommon benign bone tumor. which accounts for approximately 1% of all primary bone tumors. It is commonly seen in the long tubular bones and in the vertebral column, It is rarely found in the calvarium. The tumor has a preference for frontal and temporal bones and has rarely been reported in the occipital bone.

Corresponding author
Hassan Baallal, Department of Neurosurgery, Avicenne Military Teaching Hospital, University Caddi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco (baallalnch@gmail.com)

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