title: [A case report: intraspinal canal osteochondroma at the cervicothoracic junction causing spinal cord compression].
abstract: Osteochondromas are one of the most common benign tumors. They typically develop on long, tubular bones, only rarely compressing the spinal cord. We report the case of a 9-year-old boy who suffered paraparesis secondary to a cervical osteochondroma based at the vertebral body. The tumor was removed using laminectomy. CT scanning, plain X-ray films, and MR imaging were used in the preoperative assessment of the lesion and the operative method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido, University School of Medicine, Sapporo.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akino
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takikawa
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013115:Spinal Canal; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae