Asymptomatic Solitary Osteochondroma of Cervical Spine in 17 Year Old Boy

Case Report

Austin J Radiol. 2017; 4(2): 1071.

Asymptomatic Solitary Osteochondroma of Cervical Spine in 17 Year Old Boy

Buvaneswari S* and Venkatraman I

Department of Radio Diagnosis, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, India

*Corresponding author: Buvaneswari Shanmuganathan, Department of Radio diagnosis, Sree Balaji Medical College & Bharath University, Chennai, India

Received: July 17, 2017; Accepted: September 07, 2017; Published: September 18, 2017

Abstract

Osteochondroma, otherwise known as osteocartilagenous exostoses, is the most common benign tumour of long bones. It can present as solitary or multiple lesions. Cervical osteochondroma is rare accounting for only for approximately 1–4 % of osteochondromas. We report an unusual case of a solitary cervical osteochondroma as an incidental finding in 17 years old boy who underwent Computed Tomography (CT) of Paranasal Sinuses (PNS) in our Department.

Keywords: Osteochondroma; Osteocartilagenous exostoses; Cervical spine

Introduction

Osteochondroma is mostly seen in the long bones and is an ectopic development of cartilage growth plate. The tumor commonly occurs in the proximal humerus, distal femur and metaphysic of tibia. However, the incidence rate of the tumor in the spine is rare, measuring only ~ 1-4 % [1]. We report here a rare case of incidentally found asymptomatic solitary osteochondroma arising from the right pedicle of C2 vertebra (Figure 1A&B).