Korean J Spine.  2010 Sep;7(3):173-176.

Solitary Lumbar Spinal Osteochondroma Presenting with Sciatic Pain: A Case Report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. jodc60484@yahoo.co.kr
  • 2Department of Neurosurgery, Charmjoeun Hospital, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

Osteochondroma is one of the most common benign bone tumors, but only 1-4% involve the spine. They make up 0.4% of intraspinal tumors. Herein, we report on a solitary osteochondroma of the lumbar spine presenting with sciatica. A 54-year-old male patient visited our institution, complaining of right leg pain of 2 months duration. His neurological examination revealed a limited right straight-leg-raising test result, motor weakness of right great toe dorsiflexion, and L4-L5 hypoesthesia. Lumbar computerized tomographic (CT) scan and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging studies revealed a tumor mass arising from the inferior articular process of the L3. There was marked improvement of the symptoms after surgical removal of the lesion. Symptoms showed marked improvement after surgical removal of the lesions. Histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of benign osteochondroma.

Keyword

Solitary lumbar spinal osteochondroma; Computed tomographic scan; Magnetic resonance imaging

MeSH Terms

Humans
Hypesthesia
Leg
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Male
Middle Aged
Neurologic Examination
Osteochondroma
Sciatica
Spine
Toes
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