Osteocondroma intra-raquideo con afectación neurológica

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Osteocondroma intra-raquideo con afectación neurológica

INTRASPINAL OSTEOCHONDROMA WITH NEUROLOGIC INVOLVEMENT

P..M. LARRAURP, J R.. TRONCOSO*, A. BARBE*, E. TRONCOSO* y F. MUÑOZ**. Servicios de Traumatología y Ortopedia* y Neurocirugía**. Policlínico de Vigo (POVISA). Vigo.

Recepción:

04/02/2009

Aceptación:

04/02/2009

Publicación:

09/02/2009

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Resumen (ES)

A 16-year-old man with no improvement of low back pain after vertebral trauma conservatively treated and without radiological findings is presented. Five weeksafter trauma, the patient developed paraparesia and fecal and urinary incontinence indicating compression of the medullary conus. A complete stop of the contrast at Ll level was found in the myelographic study. The CT-Scan showed an image suggest i n g osteochondroma which was confirmed ar surgery. Complete neurogical recoverywas achieved 2 years after surgical treatment. The rare character of the lesion, the dificulty for diagnosis and the probable traumatic etiology of this tumor is discussed.

Palabras clave (ES):

Afectación

Osteocondroma

Raquis

Intrarraquídeo

Neurológica

Paraparesia

Neurológico

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Resumen (EN)

A 16-year-old man with no improvement of low back pain after vertebral trauma conservatively treated and without radiological findings is presented. Five weeksafter trauma, the patient developed paraparesia and fecal and urinary incontinence indicating compression of the medullary conus. A complete stop of the contrast at Ll level was found in the myelographic study. The CT-Scan showed an image suggest i n g osteochondroma which was confirmed ar surgery. Complete neurogical recoverywas achieved 2 years after surgical treatment. The rare character of the lesion, the dificulty for diagnosis and the probable traumatic etiology of this tumor is discussed.

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