title: Chondroma of the cervical spine.
abstract: Chondroma is a benign cartilaginous tumor and rarely seen as a spinal cord tumor. The authors report a case of cervical chondroma with cord compression signs. After the total surgical removal of the lesion neurological recovery was seen, but one year later recurrence occurred with no sarcomatous transformation.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palaoglu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akkas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sav
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002812:Chondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery