title: Cervical Spine Chondroma Compressing Spinal Cord: A Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: Chondromas are benign tumor of cartilaginous tissue that is rarely found in spine. The authors document a rare case of a 72 year old male patient with a cervical spinal chondroma compressing the spinal cord. The patient had symptoms of motor and sensory deficits, dysphagia and dysarthria. C1 and C2 laminotomy was done and the spinal tumor was removed. The patient gradually recovered from his previous symptom after the surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.; Neuroscience Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea.; Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon Hwan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Byun
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.; Neuroscience Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea.; Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Hye
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.; Neuroscience Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea.; Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.; Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University College of Natural Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Chun Kee
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Chung
keywords: Cervical spinal cord; Chondroma; Neoplasm; Spine
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