SOLITARY OSTEOCHONDROMA OF L4 SPINOUS PROCESS - A RARE PRESENTATION

Osteochondroma is a benign tumour of the bone, predominantly involving long bones. In our case we report, a rare presentation of osteochondroma in the lumbar spine (L4) in an 18 year old male patient. Osteochondromas are rarely seen in the spine and if found, are confined to the cervical-dorsal regi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inJournal of evolution of medical and dental sciences Vol. 2; no. 49; pp. 9520 - 9524
Main Authors Kumar, S.M. Arvind, Rai, B.K. Dinakar, Kumari, S. Shantha, Noel, V. Chandan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Akshantala Enterprises Private Limited 09.12.2013
Subjects
Care and treatment
Case studies
Central nervous system diseases
Diagnosis
Osteochondroma
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Osteochondroma is a benign tumour of the bone, predominantly involving long bones. In our case we report, a rare presentation of osteochondroma in the lumbar spine (L4) in an 18 year old male patient. Osteochondromas are rarely seen in the spine and if found, are confined to the cervical-dorsal region. Very few cases have been reported till date of osteochondroma presenting in the lumbar spine. Even rare is an osteochondroma arising from the spinous process. In our case intra operatively a bony tumour with a cartilaginous cap was noted. Histopathology of the specimen confirmed the diagnosis of osteochondroma. Following excision of the tumour patient was symptom free. KEY WORDS: OSTEOCHONDROMA, BENIGN BONE TUMORS, RARE SPINAL TUMORS, BENIGN SPINE TUMORS, ADOLOSCENT TUMORS OF SPINE. ETHICS: The case report was reviewed by the ethical committee of PSG IMS&R, Coimbatore & cleared for publishing.
ISSN:2278-4748
2278-4802
DOI:10.14260/jemds/1651