Post-traumatic reactive and resorptive lesions of the medial end of the clavicle.
Three soldiers presented with a painful swelling of the sternoclavicular area. Computed tomography (CT) studies showed sclerosis as well as lysis of the medial end of the clavicle with adjacent soft-tissue swelling. Bone biopsy revealed new bone formation and inflammatory reaction; cultures were negative, no tumor cells were found. The patients recovered after antibiotic treatment. Although the CT findings cannot completely rule out a malignant lesion, these changes in the medial end of the clavicle in young people may suggest trauma as the etiology.
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Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Hertz
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Salai
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Nerubai
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Bubis
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D002968:Clavicle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012598:Sclerosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed