title: Solitary osteochondroma presenting as a neck mass with spinal cord compression syndrome.
abstract: Osteochondromas are a rare cause of spinal pathology and neurological dysfunction. A case of cervical osteochondroma with spinal cord compression is reported and the pathological, clinical, and radiological features are discussed with a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Régional, Sion, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Preux
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed