Osteochondroma of the cervical spine: case report and review of the literature.
Osteochondroma of the spine is a rare condition; we report a patient who presented with a spastic tetraparesis due to such a lesion of the second cervical vertebra. Surgical removal resulted in improvement of the original symptoms, but a transient hemiparesis developed postoperatively. Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging was performed and demonstrated a region of myelomalacia at the level of surgery. Survey of the literature confirms the rarity of this lesion and the use of radiology in diagnosis is discussed.
Cooke
R S
RS
Department of Neurological Surgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK.
Cumming
W J
WJ
Cowie
R A
RA
D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed