title: Osteochondromas of the spine.
abstract: Osteochondromas are common developmental benign bone lesions, which rarely involve the spine. In a narrow space, such as the spinal canal, they may potentially lead to serious complications. Moreover, because this condition is fairly rare in the spine, it may be confused with other entities. The objective of this review is to describe the typical imaging findings of this rare, but occasionally significant condition of the spine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Presby South Tower, Suite 3950, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sinelnikov
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Presby South Tower, Suite 3950, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Electronic address: kaleh@upmc.edu.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kale
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*