title: Lumbar solitary osteochondroma presenting with cauda equina syndrome: a case report.
abstract: Although spinal osteochondromas can cause various clinical signs, the spinal cord or nerve root compression by solitary lumbar osteochondromas are rare clinical entities. We present a 62-year-old female patient with lower-back pain, progressive left leg paresis, numbness on the both lower extremities and urinary incontinence. The patient's clinical picture made us suspect the possibility of cauda equina syndrome.  Radiological examination revealed a lesion originating from the left inferior articular facet of the second lumbar vertebrae.  Urgent surgical decompression was performed and the lesion was removed totally. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of benign osteochondroma.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Kirikkale High Specialization Hospital, Kirikkale, Turkey. kahveci.drramazan@gmail.com
authors: Ramazan
authors: R
authors: Kahveci
authors: Mehmet Fikret
authors: MF
authors: Ergüngör
authors: Ahmet
authors: A
authors: Günaydın
authors: Atiye
authors: A
authors: Temiz
mesh_terms: D003664:Decompression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint / Q000473:pathology