Huge solitary osteochondroma at T11 level causing myelopathy: case report

A solitary osteochondroma of the vertebral column is rare, and also it will rarely cause neurological deficits. Myelopathy from a tumour usually presents insidiously with neurological deficits. We report a case of a huge solitary osteochondroma at T11 level with an acute onset of myelopathy induced...

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Published in:Spinal cord 1997-11, Vol.35 (11), p.773-776
Main Authors: Okuyama, Koichiro, Chiba, Mitsuho, Okada, Kyoji, Sato, Kozo, Hoshi, Naoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomy
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Bone Neoplasms - complications
Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Bone Neoplasms - pathology
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Human Physiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Muscular Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Muscular Diseases - etiology
Muscular Diseases - pathology
Myelography
Neurochemistry
Neuropsychology
Neurosciences
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Osteochondroma - complications
Osteochondroma - diagnostic imaging
Osteochondroma - pathology
Spinal Neoplasms - complications
Spinal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Neoplasms - pathology
Tumors of striated muscle and skeleton
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Summary:A solitary osteochondroma of the vertebral column is rare, and also it will rarely cause neurological deficits. Myelopathy from a tumour usually presents insidiously with neurological deficits. We report a case of a huge solitary osteochondroma at T11 level with an acute onset of myelopathy induced by a minor trauma. MRI findings of a spinal osteochondroma has rarely been described. In our patient, the MRI demonstrated an outer osteochondral layer and an ossified centre of the mass. A literature review has also been undertaken.
ISSN:1362-4393
1476-5624
DOI:10.1038/sj.sc.3100541