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Skeletal Radiology
Published in: Skeletal Radiology 6/2017

01-06-2017 | Case Report

Osteochondroma mimicking meningioma: case report and literature update

Authors: Ashwath J. Sampath, Douglas C. Miller, Fassil B. Mesfin, Julia R. Crim

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 6/2017

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Abstract

We report a case of an osteochondroma in a 47-year-old woman presenting with a 2-month history of thoracic back pain that radiated down her left arm. Based on imaging features, the osteochondroma was initially thought to represent a calcified meningioma. The unusual features of the case include the location of the tumor, patient age, the erosion of the vertebra, and the confusing neuroradiological features. We review reported cases in which a solitary costal osteochondroma impinges on the neural foramina or central spinal canal and we discuss reasons for the misdiagnosis in our case.
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Metadata
Title
Osteochondroma mimicking meningioma: case report and literature update
Authors
Ashwath J. Sampath
Douglas C. Miller
Fassil B. Mesfin
Julia R. Crim
Publication date
01-06-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Skeletal Radiology / Issue 6/2017
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-017-2608-7

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