title: Case report 623. Osteitis condensans of the left clavicle (OCC).
abstract: A case of OCC in a 35-year-old woman is presented. Proof was obtained by open biopsy. This rare entity is benign and its etiology is still obscure. No definite association with osteitis pubis or osteitis condensans ilii has been reported. The involvement of the clavicle is invariably unilateral. The clinical and radiographic characteristics of this benign condition have been discussed and the differential diagnosis has been considered. Consideration should be given to the concept that if the imaging features are characteristic, as in this case, biopsy may not be necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, City University, New York, New York 10029-6574.
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Abdelwahab
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hermann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kenan
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002968:Clavicle / Q000473:pathology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010000:Osteitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology