title: An end-plate chondroma mimicking calcified lumbar disc herniation. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The authors report a case of chondroma arising from a vertebral end-plate and mimicking lumbar disc herniation. This tumor became calcified within 2 weeks. It was completely removed surgically, after which the patient's symptoms were relieved and neurological deficits regressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Inönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Erten
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koçak
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mizrak
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kutlu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000473:pathology; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed