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Tomography and computerized tomography were useful in identifying both the osseous and soft-tissue involvement by tumor. Initial treatment in all patients except those with myelopathy consisted of high-dose steroids, and immobilization in a hard collar. Ten patients were treated with radiation therapy alone; six patients underwent surgical fusion (four before and two after radiation therapy); and two patients died before completion of treatment. Conservatively treated patients were allowed to walk with the support of only a collar following radiation therapy. We believe that the initial management of patients with odontoid fractures secondary to cancer should be high-dose steroids and radiation therapy, unless displacement is marked. Assessment for surgical fusion should be made following radiation therapy, since conservative treatment may suffice in most patients. 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