Solitary osteochondroma, from the pedicle of T1, causing spinal cord compression.
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.
Braunschweig
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Monmouth Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Long Branch, NJ 07740.
Rose
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WS
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*