title: Osteochondroma of the cervical spine: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Cooke
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Cumming
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cowie
mesh_terms: 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