Case Report
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World J Orthop. Sep 18, 2021; 12(9): 720-726
Published online Sep 18, 2021. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v12.i9.720
Atypical osteochondroma of the lumbar spine associated with suprasellar pineal germinoma: A case report
Patrik Suwak, Scott A Barnett, Bryant M Song, Michael J Heffernan
Patrik Suwak, Scott A Barnett, Bryant M Song, Michael J Heffernan, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States
Michael J Heffernan, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70118, United States
Author contributions: Suwak P contributed to the case report design, image formatting, manuscript preparation; Barnett SA, and Song BM contributed to the image formatting, manuscript preparation; Heffernan MJ contributed to the case report design, manuscript preparation.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was obtained, and the study was approved by the institutional review board.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Heffernan MJ reports personal fees from Zimmer Biomet, Inc. Barnett SA, Suwak P, and Song BM have nothing to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Michael J Heffernan, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital New Orleans, 200 Henry Clay Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118, United States. mheff1@lsuhsc.edu
Received: April 1, 2021
Peer-review started: April 1, 2021
First decision: June 7, 2021
Revised: June 19, 2021
Accepted: August 20, 2021
Article in press: August 20, 2021
Published online: September 18, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Osteochondromas of the spine are a rare but treatable condition. For symptomatic lesions, complete resection is largely curative without adjuvant therapy. The patient in this case report was pain free at his post-operative visits without signs or symptoms of recurrence or complication. He returned to work as a manual laborer at 3 mo. Further reports of patients diagnosed with osteochondromas and a history of childhood radiation will enable better understanding of radiation-induced osteochondromas and the rates and locations at which they occur.