[Solitary osteochondroma of the scapula. A rare differential diagnosis with unspecific shoulder pain].
Solitary osteochondroma of the scapula is rare. Because of the atypical location with unspecific shoulder pain, the diagnosis is often made late. We present a 35 year old patient with a solitary ostochondroma of the scapula with unspecific pain of the shoulder-neck region over about 4 years. In a thorax x-ray 2 years ago, a tumor like lesion was found. CT and MRI scan led to suspicion of a solitary osteochondroma of the scapula. Because of progressive thoracic pressure pain, a wide excision was made. The problems of diagnosis and therapy are presented and the literature is discussed.
Gfrörer
W
W
Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Greifswald. Gfroerer@uni-greifswald.de
Seifert
J
J
Matthes
G
G
Ekkernkamp
A
A
Hinz
P
P
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000473:pathology; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012540:Scapula / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed