Trevor disease of the spine. Case report

J Neurosurg Spine. 2004 Oct;1(3):342-6. doi: 10.3171/spi.2004.1.3.0342.

Abstract

The authors report the case of a 15-year-old boy who presented with left shoulder pain and paresthesia of the left hand. Imaging studies revealed an osseous lesion compressing the C-8 nerve root. The patient underwent tumor resection followed by instrumentation-augmented fusion. Histological findings were consistent with osteochondroma. The tumor most likely originated from the articular cartilage between the first rib and T-1 or between C-7 and T-1. The correct diagnosis, therefore, was dysplasia epiphysialis hemimelica (DEH), also known as Trevor disease. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of DEH involving the spine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cervical Vertebrae*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osteochondroma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Osteochondroma / surgery
  • Radiography
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery