Sciatica: an early manifestation of thoracic vertebral osteochondroma.
We describe a 36-year-old woman with a thoracic vertebral osteochondroma who presented with radicular leg pain. This benign tumor is uncommon in the vertebral column, and radicular pain is an unusual manifestation of a thoracic spinal lesion. Myelography and computed tomography aided in diagnosis; surgical resection resulted in an excellent clinical response.
D000328:Adult; D002812:Chondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012585:Sciatica / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery