DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2016.v04i05.001

Pages: 284-287

Osteochondroma is a common benign tumor but rarely affects the spine and causes neurological symptom. Neurolopathy caused by tumor compression in a child is unusual. We report a 7-year-old girl who complained of neck and shoulder pain that had been slowly progressing over 3 month. Phychical examniation revealed positive pathological signs at right extremities. Clinical history, plain radiographs, computed tomography and MRI pictures were collected. Complete resection of the tumor through anterior C2/3 discectomy and fusion resulted in solid fusion and resolve of patient’s symptoms. No recurrence was discovered by 3 years’ follow-up. This case is important in differential diagnosis of child radiculopathy and/or mylopathy.