An end-plate chondroma mimicking calcified lumbar disc herniation. A case report and review of the literature

Neurosurg Rev. 1999 Oct;22(2-3):145-8. doi: 10.1007/s101430050051.

Abstract

The authors report a case of chondroma arising from a vertebral end-plate and mimicking lumbar disc herniation. This tumor became calcified within 2 weeks. It was completely removed surgically, after which the patient's symptoms were relieved and neurological deficits regressed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chondrocytes / pathology
  • Chondroma / diagnosis*
  • Chondroma / pathology
  • Chondroma / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / diagnosis*
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / pathology
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / surgery
  • Lumbar Vertebrae* / pathology
  • Lumbar Vertebrae* / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed