Chondromyxoid fibroma of the cervical spine: A case report

Table 1 Chondromyxoid fibroma of the cervical spine: presentation, management and outcomes from 1990 to 2020

Ref.	Age and sex	Involved site	Clinical symptoms	Mode of treatment	Results and follow-up
Rivierez et al[11], 1991	41/F	Complex of part C5 vertebral body and posterior longitudinal ligament	Torticollis, upper limb pain	Stage 2 operation	No recurrence was found in 10 months of follow-up
Lopez et al[12], 2002	20/M	C2 vertebral body and transverse foramen	Intermittent pain in the neck after a fall; tenderness in the back muscles of the neck; limited neck rotation and lateral bending	Transoropharyngeal approach, C2 vertebra resection, fusion of the occipital to C4 vertebrae	Relieved pain and instability and had no recurrence within two years
Bala et al[13], 2006	36/M	C2 vertebral body with right posterior longitudinal ligament complex	Occasional, chronic neck pain	Under CT guidance, the tumour of the C2 vertebra was resected through a transoropharyngeal approach, and the right iliac bone was harvested and implanted	At 18 months of follow-up, the patient was pain-free. Imaging revealed a residual tumour volume surrounding the graft and the right vertebral artery
Jonatha et al[14], 2008	35/M	C7 vertebral body and left pedicle	Neck pain with limited movement; numbness and pain in the ulnar side of the left upper limb	C7 vertebra resection and autogenous iliac bone implantation	At eight years of follow-up, the patient had no neurological symptoms. Plain films and CT scans showed no progression of the tumour
Subach et al[15], 2010	27/F	C6 lamina and right pedicle, extending to the foraminal location	There was paraesthesia, pain, numbness in the right neck and radiation to the right upper limb. It has worsened over the past six months	The C6 lamina and the right pedicle were completely resected, and posterolateral C5-C7 fusion and posterior intersegmental fixation were performed	The numbness and tenderness of the right upper extremity had subsided by 9 months postoperatively; a solid bony fusion showed no evidence of tumour recurrence
Taghipour et al[10], 2015	36/F	Encapsulated mass involving the soft tissue of the posterior margin of C3 and C4 spinous processes and partially invading the bone of the C5 spinous process	Neck pain with radiating pain in the right upper extremity for 1 yr	Surgical treatment (details unknown)	Follow-up for 2 yr, no recurrence
Our case	24/F	Involvement of the C7 vertebral body and C7/T1 intervertebral disc	Swelling and pain in the neck and shoulder with limitation of movement	Total C7 and C7/T1 discectomy with autogenous iliac bone graft	Follow-up for 14 months showed no recurrence.

CT: Computed tomography.