Osteochondroma of the cervical spine extending multiple segments with cord compression.
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.
Moon
Kyung-Sub
KS
Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Lee
Jung-Kil
JK
Kim
Yeon-Seong
YS
Kwak
Hyung-Jun
HJ
Joo
Sung-Pil
SP
Kim
In-Young
IY
Kim
Jae-Hyoo
JH
Kim
Soo-Han
SH
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