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Published in: Child's Nervous System 1/2010

01-01-2010 | Case Report

Cervical osteochondroma with postoperative recurrence: case report and review of the literature

Authors: R. Shane Tubbs, Grady E. Maddox, Paul A. Grabb, W. Jerry Oakes, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 1/2010

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Abstract

Introduction

Osteochondromas of the cervical spine are rare. We report an 8-year-old girl presenting with neck pain and a known familial predisposition for osteochondromas.

Case report

Imaging revealed a presumed osteochondroma of the cervical spine located at C3. A cervical hemilaminectomy of the lesion was performed. Histopathology confirmed the lesion as an osteochondroma. Six months later, the child was found to have a recurrence of the previously resected lesion.

Conclusion

The child was reoperated and the lesion removed along with the entire remaining lamina of C3. At 6-year follow-up, there has been no recurrence of the child's cervical lesion. We believe this to be the third reported case of recurrence of a cervical osteochondroma. Surgeons dealing with such lesions should be mindful of this complication.
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Metadata
Title
Cervical osteochondroma with postoperative recurrence: case report and review of the literature
Authors
R. Shane Tubbs
Grady E. Maddox
Paul A. Grabb
W. Jerry Oakes
Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol
Publication date
01-01-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-009-0934-3

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