Osteochondroma of the Lumbar Spine Misdiagnosed as Calcified Disc.
- Author:
Soo Il YOO
1
;
Jin Man KIM
;
Sang Joon SIM
;
Jun Ho JO
;
Young Dae KWON
;
Yong Sung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon Christian Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cartilage-forming tumor;
Spinal tumor;
Osteochondroma;
Neurologic syndrome
- MeSH:
Buttocks;
Chondroblastoma;
Chondroma;
Fibroma;
Leg;
Osteochondroma*;
Spinal Canal;
Spine*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1997;26(8):1135-1138
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cartilage-forming tumors are benign cartilaginous tumors that rarely affect the spinal canal. They account for 2% of all spinal tumors and 2.6% of all benign bone tumors, and involvement of the vertebral column is found in 3-5% of the cases. Pathologically, they may be classified as chondroma, osteochondroma, chondroblastoma and chondromyxoid fibroma. This oncotype may remain asymptomatic or may present as a hard paravertebral swelling, or -more rarely- be accompanied by a slowly developing neurologic syndrome. We report the case of a 38 -year- old man in whom pain in the left buttock and left leg developed. Surgery involved a left partial hemilaminectomy and the mass was totally excised.
