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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1997;26(8): 1135-1138.
Osteochondroma of the Lumbar Spine Misdiagnosed as Calcified Disc.
Soo Il Yoo, Jin Man Kim, Sang Joon Sim, Jun Ho Jo, Young Dae Kwon, Yong Sung Lee
Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon Christian Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
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.
Key Words: Cartilage-forming tumor; Spinal tumor; Osteochondroma; Neurologic syndrome
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