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. 2015 Dec;12(4):275-8.
doi: 10.14245/kjs.2015.12.4.275. Epub 2015 Dec 31.

Cervical Spine Chondroma Compressing Spinal Cord: A Case Report and Literature Review

Yoon Hwan Byun  1 , Seil Sohn  1 , Sung-Hye Park  2 , Chun Kee Chung  3
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Cervical Spine Chondroma Compressing Spinal Cord: A Case Report and Literature Review

Yoon Hwan Byun et al. Korean J Spine. 2015 Dec.

Abstract

Chondromas are benign tumor of cartilaginous tissue that is rarely found in spine. The authors document a rare case of a 72 year old male patient with a cervical spinal chondroma compressing the spinal cord. The patient had symptoms of motor and sensory deficits, dysphagia and dysarthria. C1 and C2 laminotomy was done and the spinal tumor was removed. The patient gradually recovered from his previous symptom after the surgery.

Keywords: Cervical spinal cord; Chondroma; Neoplasm; Spine.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) image showed 3.4×1.3 cm size heterogeneous mass (A, B, D, E). Tumor was based on dura and it contained cyst like portion. Tumor compressed spinal cord and had exophytic cystic portion compressing cervicomedullary junction (C, F). Tumor had peripheral rim enhancement. V, vertebral body; S, spinal cord; T, tumor.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. A grayish fibrous tumor compressing the spinal cord was observed after dura was opened. S, spinal cord; T, tumor; C, cerebellum.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3. Postoperative MR image showed markedly decreased tumor size. Spinal cord was decompressed.
Fig. 4
Fig. 4. (A) Hematoxylin-Eosin stained section of an excised chondroma. Immunohistochemical staining shows negative results for (B) Cytokeratin, (C) epithelial membrane antigen (EMA), and (D) S-100.
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