title: Osteoblastoma of the clavicle.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada. kjfaber@uwo.ca
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Faber
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Heathcote
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: 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