title: [Cartilaginous tumors of the spine : a report on three cases with neurological symptoms (author's transl)].
abstract: Three cases of cartilaginous tumors of the spine are reported. The first patient had a benign lumbar vertebral enchondroma which had recurred locally on several occasions, causing severe functional sequelae. The second case concerned a patient with a chondrosarcoma of the base of the skull, in whom radiological signs were observed only secondarily on a standard film. The third patient had exostosing disease with an intra-canal osteochondroma provoking neurological disorders. The relative value of computed tomography and opaque myelography is discussed in relation to the last case.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Tumeurs cartilagineuses axiales. A propos de 3 cas avec symptomatologie neurologique.