Scapular Osteochondroma: A Unique Site in 50 Years Old: An Unusual Case
Osteochondromas are benign bone tumors that mainly affect the metaphysis of long bones. We describe a 50-year-old patient who presented with a ventral scapular osteochondroma that limited her shoulder movement and induced paresthesia during sleep. The swelling was accompanied by pain and an inabilit...
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| description | Osteochondromas are benign bone tumors that mainly affect the metaphysis of long bones. We describe a 50-year-old patient who presented with a ventral scapular osteochondroma that limited her shoulder movement and induced paresthesia during sleep. The swelling was accompanied by pain and an inability to execute her professional obligations for the preceding 4 months. There were no neurological abnormalities. Computed tomography scan revealed a mushroom-shaped mass with cortical and medullary components near the scapula’s lateral angle. We carried out the surgery using the lateral decubitus position, general anesthesia, and the axillary approach. We describe a unique location and age range in which osteochondroma manifests. Because the risk of malignancy grows with age, we underline that osteochondroma should be considered a differential diagnosis in both unusual locations and age groups. Second, patients should be monitored clinically and radiographically following excision. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c59a8aaa82044ea5a5731875776f604c2025-02-08T05:59:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation0975-73412347-37462023-07-0115220921110.4103/jotr.jotr_45_23Scapular Osteochondroma: A Unique Site in 50 Years Old: An Unusual CaseRavi SauhtaDheeraj MakkarOsteochondromas are benign bone tumors that mainly affect the metaphysis of long bones. We describe a 50-year-old patient who presented with a ventral scapular osteochondroma that limited her shoulder movement and induced paresthesia during sleep. The swelling was accompanied by pain and an inability to execute her professional obligations for the preceding 4 months. There were no neurological abnormalities. Computed tomography scan revealed a mushroom-shaped mass with cortical and medullary components near the scapula’s lateral angle. We carried out the surgery using the lateral decubitus position, general anesthesia, and the axillary approach. We describe a unique location and age range in which osteochondroma manifests. Because the risk of malignancy grows with age, we underline that osteochondroma should be considered a differential diagnosis in both unusual locations and age groups. Second, patients should be monitored clinically and radiographically following excision.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jotr.jotr_45_23osteochondromaparesthesiascapula |
| spellingShingle | Ravi Sauhta Dheeraj Makkar Scapular Osteochondroma: A Unique Site in 50 Years Old: An Unusual Case Journal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation osteochondroma paresthesia scapula |
| title | Scapular Osteochondroma: A Unique Site in 50 Years Old: An Unusual Case |
| title_full | Scapular Osteochondroma: A Unique Site in 50 Years Old: An Unusual Case |
| title_fullStr | Scapular Osteochondroma: A Unique Site in 50 Years Old: An Unusual Case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scapular Osteochondroma: A Unique Site in 50 Years Old: An Unusual Case |
| title_short | Scapular Osteochondroma: A Unique Site in 50 Years Old: An Unusual Case |
| title_sort | scapular osteochondroma a unique site in 50 years old an unusual case |
| topic | osteochondroma paresthesia scapula |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jotr.jotr_45_23 |
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