Cervical spine chondroma arising from C5 right hemilamina: a rare cause of spinal cord compression. Case report and review of the literature.
J Neurosurg Sci
; 54(3): 113-7, 2010 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-21423079
ABSTRACT
Chondromas are rare primary spine tumors. Only 12 cases of chondromas located in the cervical spine have been reported in the literature up to now. The authors report a case of a cervical periosteal chondroma in a 38-year-old man presenting with neck pain and a syndrome of spinal cord compression. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lesion that was hypo- or isointense on T1-weighted images and iso-hyperintense on T2-weighted images. Administration of Gd-DPTA resulted in margin enhancement on T1-weighted images. CT scans revealed a hyperdense calcified lesion arising from the internal surface of C5 right hemi-lamina. The patient underwent a right C5 hemi-laminectomy, with complete en-bloc removal of the lesion. The authors emphasize that early identification of the initial lesion should be coupled with total surgical resection, as a definitive treatment, in order to prevent malignant transformation.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Compressão da Medula Espinal
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Neoplasias da Coluna Vertebral
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Vértebras Cervicais
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Condroma
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article