title: [Supernumerary clavicle: a case report].
abstract: We report a case of left sided supernumerary clavicle in a male child, 3 years old with impossibility to the flexion and extension of the neck and lateralization since birth, in the 3D CAT SCAN we could appreciate the presence of bone tissue with italic S shape that was articulated with the jaw and the left sternun clavicle region. Previous evaluation from the rehabilitation service the patient underwent the removal of the lesion. The pathology study confirmed that this piece was osseous tissue with distal joints surfaces and central bone marrow.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital de Niños Dr. Roberto Gilbert E., Hospital Clínica Alcívar, Guayaquil, Ecuador. acofa111@yahoo.es
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Acosta Farina
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hollstein Cruz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leone Stay
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mackliff Elizalde
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cartagena Izquierdo
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002968:Clavicle / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male