Synovial chondromatosis of the lumbar spine with compressive myelopathy: a case report with review of the literature.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 18594813.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s00256-008-0511-y.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Synovial chondromatosis has been rarely reported to occur in the spine with only one case found in the lumbar spine. We describe another case of synovial chondromatosis in the lumbar spine in a 41-year-old man who presented with compressive myelopathy. The tumor was located in the left ventrolateral corner of the epidural space just below the L(4)-L(5) intervertebral space. Besides being extremely rare, our case was unusual in that the juxtaposed facet joint was radiologically normal.
Medical subject headings
- Chondromatosis, Synovial
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Spinal Cord Compression
Anatomy
- lumbar spine