title: Osteochondroma of the cervical spine extending multiple segments with cord compression.
abstract: Involvement of the cervical spinal cord by a solitary osteochondroma is rare. We describe a case of cervical osteochondroma extending from C5 to C7 in a 16-year-old male. The tumor, arising from the inner aspect of the C6 spinous process, projected longitudinally into the spinal canal and compressed the spinal cord; this caused clinical symptoms associated with myelopathy and radiculopathy. Total excision of the tumor by C5-C7 hemilaminectomy resulted in a good functional recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Sub
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Jung-Kil
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yeon-Seong
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyung-Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.forename: Sung-Pil
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: In-Young
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae-Hyoo
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Soo-Han
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery