Osteoblastoma of the clavicle.
A 14-year-old female with a 1-year history of a painful clavicle mass underwent resection and reconstruction with an intercalated autograft and rigid plate fixation. The histopathology was diagnostic for osteoblastoma. Although a clavicle mass is a common entity following clavicle trauma, less common disorders such as bone tumors need to be considered in the differential diagnosis. Osteoblastoma is an uncommon, benign bone tumor representing 1% of all primary bone tumors. An extensive review of the literature reveals only one reported case of clavicular osteoblastoma.
Faber
K J
KJ
Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada. kjfaber@uwo.ca
Patterson
S D
SD
Heathcote
J G
JG
Richards
R R
RR
D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002968:Clavicle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018215:Osteoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed