Uday Singh Raswan1, Abdul Rashid Bhat2, Humam Tanki2, Nuzhat Samoon3, Altaf Rehman Kirmani2. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. usrx95@yahoo.co.in. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. 3. Department of Pathology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: 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. CONCLUSION: 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.
INTRODUCTION: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. CONCLUSION: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.
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Keywords:
Osteochondroma; Pediatric spinal tumor; Tumors of the cervical spine
Authors: E Chatzidakis; S Lypiridis; G Kazdaglis; K Chatzikonstadinou; G Papatheodorou Journal: Acta Neurochir (Wien) Date: 2007-04-23 Impact factor: 2.216