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Lumbar Osteochondroma Arising from Spondylolytic L3 Lamina

  • Choi, Byung-Kwan;Han, In-Ho;Cho, Won-Ho; Cha, Seung-Heon
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.47 no.4
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    • pp.313-315
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    • 2010
  • Osteochondromas are common, benign tumors in the long bones, but osteochondromas are rare in the vertebrae. Most vertebral osteochondromas arise from the cervical or upper thoracic spine. However, lumbar osteochondromas have rarely been reported. In this report, a rare case of a lumbar osteochondroma arising from the spondylolytic L3 lamina in a 57-year-old woman is presented. She also had a ruptured disc and lumbar canal stenosis at L4-5-S1. The osteochondroma was completely removed and a posterior lumbar interbody fusion and instrumentation were performed. Considering the rarity of osteochondromas in the lumbar vertebrae, especially the L3 vertebra, it is possible that the pre-existing lumbar spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis was one of the factors affecting the occurrence or progression of the osteochondroma.

Osteochondroma of the 3rd Lumbar Spine Causing Spinal Compression - A Case Report - (척수 압박을 동반한 제 3 요추의 골연골종 - 1례 보고 -)

  • Kim, Hyung-Seok;Hong, Ki-Do;Ha, Sung-Sik;Lee, Sun-Woo
    • The Journal of the Korean bone and joint tumor society
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.26-31
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    • 1997
  • One of the most common benign tumors of bone is the osteochondroma which is a cartilage-capped bony projection on the surface of a bone. It may occur in any bone that has been performed from cartilage, but the most common locations are the long bone at the metaphyseal region of the most active growth cartilage, that is, the lower end of femur, the upper end of the tibia, and the upper end of the humerus. Other bones often involved are the ilium, scapula, fibula, and phalanges of hands and feet. But, the vertebral column is very rare location for osteochondroma. Only one case of osteochondroma involving the lumbar spine has been previously reported in Korea. We report an unusual case of osteochondroma arising from the left lamina and inferior articular process of the 3rd lumbar spine causing spinal cord compression.

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Osteochondroma of the Lumbar Spines without Clear Demarcation from Surrounding Normal bone Tissues - Report of A Case - (정상 골조직과 경계가 불명확한 요추 골연골종 - 증례보고 -)

  • Kim, Joo-Han;Oh, Woo-Suk;Chung, Hung-Seob;Lee, Ki-Chan;Suh, Jung-Keun
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.790-794
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    • 2001
  • Spinal osteochondroms are very rare, and are thought to arise through a process of progressive endochondral ossification of aberrant cartilage of a growth plate, as a consequence of congenital defect or trauma. A case of diffuse type osteochondroma involving the posterior elements of L1-L5 that progressed after laminectomy in a 33-year-old man is reported. Usually, the spinal osteochondroma shows clear demarcation between tumor margin and normal spine elements, and can be exised completely. However, there was no clear demarcation between tumor and normal spine element in our case and therefore it was not possible to removal completely.

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