Osteoid osteoma in the base of the coracoid process of the scapula. Excision by anterior approach: a case report.
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.
Akpinar
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Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Baskent University Adana Medical Center, Dadaloglu Mah. 39. Sok. No. 6, Yuregir, Adana, Turkey.
Demirors
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Hersekli
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Yildirim
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Barutcu
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Tandogan
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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