title: Solitary osteochondroma, from the pedicle of T1, causing spinal cord compression.
abstract: Solitary osteochondromas rarely extend into the spinal canal and compress upon the spinal cord. The authors report a case where the use of magnetic resonance imaging enabled diagnosis of a solitary, intraspinal osteochondroma causing extensive compression of the spinal cord.
authors.affiliation: Monmouth Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Long Branch, NJ 07740.
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Braunschweig
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*