title: Osteoid osteoma in the base of the coracoid process of the scapula. Excision by anterior approach: a case report.
abstract: Osteoid osteoma in the base of the coracoid process of the scapula is very rare and diagnosis and treatment often is delayed. A lesion in this atypical location may seem surgically unreachable. This report is of a case of osteoid osteoma in the base of coracoid process in a 14-year-old female. The lesion had been diagnosed as a nontumorous condition and overlooked for four years. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a nidus in the base of the coracoid process. The en bloc excision of the osteoid osteoma was managed by an anterior approach using an osteotomy of the coracoid process. A 12-month follow-up examination revealed no symptoms and computed tomography showed bone healing with no recurrence of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Baskent University Adana Medical Center, Dadaloglu Mah. 39. Sok. No. 6, Yuregir, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akpinar
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demirors
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hersekli
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Barutcu
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Tandogan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012540:Scapula / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed