title: Giant cervical spine osteochondroma in an adolescent female.
abstract: Osteochondroma or osteocartolaginous exostosis is by far the most common benign bone tumour, which accounts for 35% to 50% of benign bone neoplasms and 10% to 15% of all primary bone tumours. Osteochondroma represents a developmental enchondromatous hyperplasia which leads to formation of cartilage capped bony protrusions on bony surfaces. We present a case report of a 14-year- old female, who presented to us with a hard, gradually progressing, large painless swelling, over the left side of her neck. Swelling was nontender, extending from dorsal to ventral aspect, measuring 6 x 8 cm. Therefore, we are interested in introducing our case to medical fraternity, in which a giant lower cervical spine osteochondroma was seen in an adolescent female patient.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Centre , T.M.U. Moradabad U.P, India .
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Huda
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Centre , T.M.U. Moradabad U.P, India .
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Julfiqar
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Orthopaedics, Teerthanker Mahaveer Mahaveer Medicl College and Research Centre , T.M.U. Moradabad U.P, India .
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pant
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Centre , T.M.U. Moradabad U.P, India .
authors.forename: Tariq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jameel
keywords: Adolescent female; Cervical spine; Osteochondroma; Surgical excision