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Synovial chondromatosis of the lumbar spine with compressive myelopathy: a case report with review of the literature

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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 L4–L5 intervertebral space. Besides being extremely rare, our case was unusual in that the juxtaposed facet joint was radiologically normal.

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The authors thank Joseph Hood and Florina Karasik for their help in preparing the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Coney Island Hospital affiliated to Down State School of Medicine, CUNY, 2601 Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY, 11235, USA

    Ibrahim Fikry Abdelwahab & Daniel Contractor

  2. Institut de Radiologie, Clinique et Fondation des Grangettes, Geneva, Switzerland

    Stefano Bianchi

  3. Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, CUNY, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    George Hermann

  4. Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, CUNY, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    Benjamin Hoch

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Abdelwahab, I.F., Contractor, D., Bianchi, S. et al. Synovial chondromatosis of the lumbar spine with compressive myelopathy: a case report with review of the literature. Skeletal Radiol 37, 863–867 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-008-0511-y

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