title: Osteochondroma of the coccyx: a case report.
abstract: Osteochondroma is the most common benign bone tumor. Majority of solitary osteochondromas are asymptomatic however, may give functional impairment due to pain from pressure or mass effect. Osteochondromas occur most often about the knee and picked incidentally, coccygeal osteochondroma however; is a rare occurrence. On a plain radiography, it typically appears as a bony projection with a clear cortex and medulla related to the coccyx. Here we present the case of a 7-year-old child with coccygeal osteochondroma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Addis Ababa University, Medical Faculty.
authors.forename: Abel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Teka
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Admassie
authors.forename: Jakob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003050:Coccyx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome