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An end-plate chondroma mimicking calcified lumbar disc herniation

A case report and review of the literature

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The authors report a case of chondroma arising from a vertebral end-plate and mimicking lumbar disc herniation. This tumor became calcified within 2 weeks. It was completely removed surgically, after which the patient's symptoms were relieved and neurological deficits regressed.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Inönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    Fuat Erten & Ayhan Koçak

  2. Department of Pathology, Inönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    Bülent Mizrak

  3. Department of Radiology, Inönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    Ramazan Kutlu

  4. Neurosurgery Service, Rize State Hospital, Rize, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    Ahmet Çolak

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Received: 26 June 1998 / Accepted: 5 October 1998

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Erten, F., Koçak, A., Mizrak, B. et al. An end-plate chondroma mimicking calcified lumbar disc herniation . Neurosurg Rev 22, 145–148 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101430050051

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