title: Synovial chondromatosis of the lumbar spine with compressive myelopathy: a case report with review of the literature.
abstract: Synovial chondromatosis has been rarely reported to occur in the spine with only one case found in the lumbar spine. We describe another case of synovial chondromatosis in the lumbar spine in a 41-year-old man who presented with compressive myelopathy. The tumor was located in the left ventrolateral corner of the epidural space just below the L(4)-L(5) intervertebral space. Besides being extremely rare, our case was unusual in that the juxtaposed facet joint was radiologically normal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Coney Island Hospital/Down State School of Medicine, City University of New York, 2601 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11235, USA. fikryia@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ibrahim Fikry
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Abdelwahab
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Contractor
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hermann
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hoch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015838:Chondromatosis, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery