title: A solitary osteochondroma of the cervical spine: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Osteochondromas are usually found in the extremities and are rarely seen in the spine. They are most commonly found in the posterior elements of the spine, and intraspinal extension is uncommon. Compressive myelopathy as a presentation of vertebral osteochondroma in a child is a rare entity.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of vertebral osteochondroma arising from the lamina of C3 vertebra, presenting with features of compressive myelopathyin a 15 year old boy.Total excision of the tumor was carried out along with lamina of C3 vertebra.Patient recovered significantly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Spinal osteochondromas must be considered as rare etiology of spinal cord or root compression in the pediatric age group and utmost care should be taken while excising these benign lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. usrx95@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Uday Singh
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Raswan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Abdul Rashid
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Humam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanki
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India.
authors.forename: Nuzhat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Samoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Altaf Rehman
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kirmani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Osteochondroma; Pediatric spinal tumor; Tumors of the cervical spine