Scoliosis secondary to osteoblastoma of the rib.
An 8-year-old girl with a progressive, painless spinal deformity is presented. She was found to have an atypical scoliosis secondary to a stage 3 benign osteoblastoma of the rib. This case is presented to emphasize that atypical scoliosis in skeletally immature individuals requires a thorough investigation for an underlying cause.
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed