Spinal osteochondroma: spectrum of a rare disease.

Osteochondromas are the most common benign bone tumor. Although the metaphysial region of long bones is the usual site of these tumors, the vertebrae may be infrequently affected. The presentation may vary from typical compressive myelopathy to radiculopathy or radiculomyelopathy, depending on the site of involvement.

Cerebellar abscesses in children: excision or aspiration?

Object: Cerebellar abscesses are common neurosurgical emergencies in developing countries, and have a distressingly high mortality rate of 10 to 15% even today. There is still no consensus on the standard approach to these lesions, and controversy persists over whether these lesions should be treated with primary excision or aspiration.

Methods: The authors retrospectively analyzed 82 cases of cerebellar pyogenic abscesses in children treated at their institution over a period of 10 years.