Rare Case of a Solitary Spinal Osteochondroma with Myelopathy Treated by a Minimally Invasive Technique

Abstract

Among primary bone tumors, osteochondroma or osteocartilaginous exostosis is a common occurrence. However, solitary spinal osteochondromas are quite rare, seen in only in 1–4% of all reported cases. Only few symptomatic cases have been reported so far in the literature. Recurrence and malignant transformation are also known, thereby necessitating wide surgical excision as the treatment of choice. We would like to report one such a case of a solitary cervical osteochondroma presenting with myelopathy that was excised surgically using a minimally invasive tubular approach. Keywords: Spinal, Osteochondroma, Solitary, Myelopathy, Minimally invasive, Tubular.