title: Cervical spine chondroma arising from C5 right hemilamina: a rare cause of spinal cord compression. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Chondromas are rare primary spine tumors. Only 12 cases of chondromas located in the cervical spine have been reported in the literature up to now. The authors report a case of a cervical periosteal chondroma in a 38-year-old man presenting with neck pain and a syndrome of spinal cord compression. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lesion that was hypo- or isointense on T1-weighted images and iso-hyperintense on T2-weighted images. Administration of Gd-DPTA resulted in margin enhancement on T1-weighted images. CT scans revealed a hyperdense calcified lesion arising from the internal surface of C5 right hemi-lamina. The patient underwent a right C5 hemi-laminectomy, with complete en-bloc removal of the lesion. The authors emphasize that early identification of the initial lesion should be coupled with total surgical resection, as a definitive treatment, in order to prevent malignant transformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, "G. Rodolico" University Hospital Policlinico, Catania, Italy. vichanit@yahoo.it
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Platania
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Graziano
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Albanese
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D002812:Chondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed