Osteochondroma of the upper cervical spine presenting as vertigo

Subclinical cervical osteochondroma presenting as brown-sequard syndrome after trivial neck trauma

Osteochondroma is a rare condition in the spine that may be indolent due to its slow growth. The authors present a case of 32-year-old man with subclinical osteochondroma in the cervical spine presenting as Brown-Sequard syndrome after trivial neck trauma. After resection of the tumor through hemilaminectomy, his symptoms were improved with mild residual sequelae.

Horner Syndrome due to a solitary osteochondroma of C7: a case report and review of the literature

STUDY DESIGN

Case report and review of the literature.

OBJECTIVE

To report a 23-year-old woman with osteochondroma of the lower cervical spine who presented with Horner syndrome and to review the relevant literature.

SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA

Osteochondroma is the most common benign lesion of bone but rarely affects the spine.

METHODS

Clinical history, routine radiographs, and computed tomography study of the patient were described. A review of the relevant literature was also done.

RESULTS

The patient demonstrated a complete disappearance of clinical symptoms on the follow-up examination 60 days after surgery. No patients with Horner syndrome due to a solitary cervical osteochondroma have been previously reported in English-language medical literature.

CONCLUSION

Vertebral involvement of osteochondroma is rare, especially with neurologic compromise. A young patient is presented with a symptomatic solitary osteochondroma of the seventh cervical vertebra who had Horner syndrome. This case report supports surgical intervention of symptomatic osteochondroma of the cervical spine.

Osteochondroma of the cervical spine extending multiple segments with cord compression

Involvement of the cervical spinal cord by a solitary osteochondroma is rare. We describe a case of cervical osteochondroma extending from C5 to C7 in a 16-year-old male. The tumor, arising from the inner aspect of the C6 spinous process, projected longitudinally into the spinal canal and compressed the spinal cord; this caused clinical symptoms associated with myelopathy and radiculopathy. Total excision of the tumor by C5-C7 hemilaminectomy resulted in a good functional recovery.