Giant Cervical Spine Osteochondroma in an Adolescent Female
Published: May 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4333
N. Huda, M. Julfiqar, Ajay Pant, Tariq Jameel
1. Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Centre,
T.M.U. Moradabad U.P, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Centre,
T.M.U. Moradabad U.P, India.
3. Professor and Head, Department of Orthopaedics, Teerthanker Mahaveer Mahaveer Medicl College and Research Centre,
T.M.U. Moradabad U.P, India.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Centre,
T.M.U. Moradabad U.P, India.
Correspondence
Dr. M. Julfiqar,
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Centre,
T.M.U. Moradabad U.P, India.
Phone: +91-8979949300, E-mail: drzulfiqar1983@rediffmail.com
Osteochondroma or osteocartolaginous exostosis is by far the most common benign bone tumour, which accounts for 35% to 50% of benign bone neoplasms and 10% to 15% of all primary bone tumours. Osteochondroma represents a developmental enchondromatous hyperplasia which leads to formation of cartilage capped bony protrusions on bony surfaces. We present a case report of a 14-year- old female, who presented to us with a hard, gradually progressing, large painless swelling, over the left side of her neck. Swelling was nontender, extending from dorsal to ventral aspect, measuring 6 x 8 cm. Therefore, we are interested in introducing our case to medical fraternity, in which a giant lower cervical spine osteochondroma was seen in an adolescent female patient.
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