Chondroma of the cervical spine

Lozes, G.; Fawaz, Ahmad; Perper, Harry; Devos, Philippe; Benoit, Pascal; Krivosic, I; Jomin, M

doi:10.3171/jns.1987.66.1.0128

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“…They account for , 5% of all spinal bony tumors. 29 Pathologically, they may be classified as chondromas, 30 Chondromas arise from hyaline cartilage and are defined as enchondromas when they arise in the medullary cavity.…”

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“…These tumors may occur in any region of the mobile spine. 29 Multiple enchondromas or ''enchondromatosis'' is known as Ollier syndrome or Maffucci syndrome if hemangiomas are also present. Osteochondromas are also more common in male individuals and are considered a developmental lesions rather than true tumors because their growth stops with skeletal maturity.…”

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Primary Vertebral Tumors

Ropper¹,

Cahill²,

Hanna

et al. 2011

Neurosurgery

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Primary vertebral tumors, although less common than metastases to the spine, make up a heterogeneous group of neoplasms that can pose diagnostic and treatment challenges. They affect both the adult and the pediatric population and may be benign, locally aggressive, or malignant. An understanding of typical imaging findings will aid in accurate diagnosis and help neurosurgeons appreciate anatomic subtleties that may increase their effective resection. An understanding of the histological similarities and differences between these tumors is imperative for all members of the clinical team caring for these patients. In this first review of 2 parts, we discuss the epidemiological, histological, and imaging features of the most common benign primary vertebral tumors-aneurysmal bone cyst, chondroma and enchondroma, hemangioma, osteoid osteoma, and osteoblastoma-and lesions related to eosinophilic granuloma and fibrous dysplasia. In addition, we discuss the basic management paradigms for each of these diagnoses. In combination with part II of the review, which focuses on locally aggressive and malignant tumors, this article provides a comprehensive review of primary vertebral tumors.

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Section: Chondroma and Enchondromamentioning

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Primary Vertebral Tumors

Ropper¹,

Cahill²,

Hanna

et al. 2011

Neurosurgery

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“…Although it is the most common benign tumor of bone, it is quite rare in the spine, especially the lumbar spine6,11). Chondroma in the spine comprises 3% of all chondromas and is commonly encountered in the thoracic spine10). Until now, only 15 cases of chondormas located in the lumbar spine have been reported.…”

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Lumbar Spinal Chondroma Presenting with Acute Sciatica

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A 47-year-old woman visited with lumbago and severe left leg pain that had been presented for 1 week. The patient complained of severe radiating pain on left L3 sensory dermatome area and reported aggravation of leg pain at 20 degrees of hip flexion by straight leg raising test (SLRT). However, there was no motor weakness on neurological examination. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated contrast enhancing spinal extradural mass at L2-3 level that was iso-signal intensity (SI) on T1-weighted images (WI), hypo-SI on T2WI. She was not able to walk and sleep due to incapacitating pain. Thus, surgical removal was performed via left partial laminectomy. Postoperatively, the radiating pain was relieved completely. Histopathologic examination revealed that the tumor consisted of chondroma, which had mature hyaline cartilage with nests of benign-appearing cells and calcium deposits in lacunae.

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“…To our knowledge, this is the third reported case of spinal meningeal chondroma. To our knowledge, only 16 reported cases of cervical chondroma (including our case) [1][2][3][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] (Table 1). Nine of the 16 cases (56%) developed during the second and third decade of life, and rarely developed in senior citizens.…”

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Cervical Meningeal Chondroma: A Case Report

Takamiya¹

2016

J Spine

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Spinal chondromas are rare tumors, usually classified as periosteal chondroma or enchondroma, according to their origin. We describe a rare case of cervical spine meningeal chondroma in a 79-year-old man, who presented with right-sided weakness and lower-extremity dysesthesia. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a tumor at the C1-C2 level. We suspected it to be meningioma and performed tumor excision. However, the final pathology diagnosed it as a meningeal chondroma. After surgery, his symptoms gradually improved. This case shows that, although uncommon, spinal chondromas may arise from the meninges. A good outcome is expected after total resection of the tumor.

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Chondroma of the cervical spine

Abstract: The authors report a case of cervical chondroma presenting with a syndrome of spinal cord compression in a 76-year-old woman. Total surgical removal of the lesion was followed by partial neurological recovery. Chondromas of the vertebral column are rarely reported in the literature.

Cited by 24 publications

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Primary Vertebral Tumors

Primary Vertebral Tumors

Lumbar Spinal Chondroma Presenting with Acute Sciatica

Cervical Meningeal Chondroma: A Case Report

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