Osteochondroma of the 3rd Lumbar Spine Causing Spinal Compression - A Case Report -

척수 압박을 동반한 제 3 요추의 골연골종 - 1례 보고 -

One of the most common benign tumors of bone is the osteochondroma which is a cartilage-capped bony projection on the surface of a bone. It may occur in any bone that has been performed from cartilage, but the most common locations are the long bone at the metaphyseal region of the most active growth cartilage, that is, the lower end of femur, the upper end of the tibia, and the upper end of the humerus. Other bones often involved are the ilium, scapula, fibula, and phalanges of hands and feet. But, the vertebral column is very rare location for osteochondroma. Only one case of osteochondroma involving the lumbar spine has been previously reported in Korea. We report an unusual case of osteochondroma arising from the left lamina and inferior articular process of the 3rd lumbar spine causing spinal cord compression.

본 서울위생병원 정형외과에서는 제 3 요추의 좌측 추궁판과 하 관절 돌기에서 발생하여 척수 압박 증상을 일으킨 골연골종 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.