title: Huge solitary osteochondroma at T11 level causing myelopathy: case report.
abstract: A solitary osteochondroma of the vertebral column is rare, and also it will rarely cause neurological deficits. Myelopathy from a tumour usually presents insidiously with neurological deficits. We report a case of a huge solitary osteochondroma at T11 level with an acute onset of myelopathy induced by a minor trauma. MRI findings of a spinal osteochondroma has rarely been described. In our patient, the MRI demonstrated an outer osteochondral layer and an ossified centre of the mass. A literature review has also been undertaken.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Akita Rosai Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okuyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hoshi
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009192:Myelography; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology