Hümeyra KULLUKÇU ALBAYRAK, Atilla KAZANCI, Ahmet Gürhan GÜRÇAY, Mehmet Özgür ÖZATEŞ, Oktay GÜRCAN

Solitary thoracic osteochondroma causing spinal compression: Case report

Spinal osteochondromas are very rare, and they present with nonspecific localized pain owing to bone involvement. Diagnosis is madebased on direct X-ray and computed tomography (CT) imaging of the exophytic bone lesion with pedunculated or sessile structure. Although asymptomatic patients can be observed, surgical excision is the main treatment modality. We present the case of a 34-year-old manwith solitary thoracic osteochondroma. The patient presented with complaints of pain in the legs, numbness, and inability to walk. Thediagnosis was confirmed with CT imaging showing calcified heterogeneous bone lesion originating from the left side of T1-2 facet joint.After total excision, histopathological examination revealed the diagnosis of osteochondroma. No new clinical or radiological findingswere detected in the 10-month follow-up

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