Osteochondroma - lumbar vertebra / spine

Case contributed by Vitalii Rogalskyi
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Painless low back lump.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Male

CT lumbar spine

ct

Right-sided spinous process L3 bone exostosis with medullary continuity.

Case Discussion

Typical appearance of osteochondroma of vertebral spinous process. Next step should be MRI to assess cartilage cap thickness because a cartilage cap of over 1.5 cm in thickness is suspicious for malignant degeneration. 

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