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Subclinical Cervical Osteochondroma Presenting as Brown-Sequard Syndrome after Trivial Neck Trauma

  • Lee, Jin-Young (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital) ;
  • Im, Soo-Bin (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital) ;
  • Park, Kwan-Woong (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital) ;
  • Shin, Dong-Seong (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital)
  • Received : 2011.08.04
  • Accepted : 2012.04.17
  • Published : 2012.04.28
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Abstract

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.

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