Dysphagia Caused by Osteochondroma of the Cervical Vertebral Body: A Case Report.
10.5292/jkbjts.2012.18.1.32
- Author:
Hak Jin MIN
;
Jin Soo KIM
;
Jong Ho KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report ; Evaluation Studies
- Keywords:
cervical spine;
osteochondroma
- MeSH:
Aphasia;
Biopsy;
Deglutition;
Deglutition Disorders;
Dysphonia;
Esophagus;
Female;
Humans;
Hypopharynx;
Osteochondroma;
Spine
- From:The Journal of the Korean Bone and Joint Tumor Society
2012;18(1):32-36
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 56 year-old female presented with dysphagia 8 weeks ago and newly developed dysphonia 2 weeks ago. The radiology study and swallowing difficulty evaluation study revealed the esophagus and the posterior wall of the laryngopharynx to be severely compressed by the mass of the anterior 4th and 5th vertebral body of cervical spine. En bloc excisional biopsy of the bony mass was performed, which completely resolved the clinical symptoms. We report a rare case of osteochondroma occurring at the anterior portion of cervical spine leading to dysphasia and dysphonia with a review of relevant literature.
