title: Adamantinoma of tibial shaft.
abstract: Adamantinoma is an extremely rare primary bony neoplasm. Because of its malignant nature, accurate and early diagnosis is very important. On the other hand adamantinoma mimics many benign conditions, so it is doubly important to establish correct tissue diagnosis to avoid radical surgery with morbidities. Because of its rarity, diagnosing adamantinoma still remains difficult, even if when it occurs in classical sites. We report a case of adamantinoma of tibial shaft diaphysis in a 23 year male. In this case, because of classic clinic-radiological features, we were suspecting adamantinoma from very beginning but final diagnosis was delayed for nine months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic, Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal. dr_amit_joshi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Joshi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: A
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Kc
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Basnet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Panth
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chand
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Thapa
mesh_terms: D050398:Adamantinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013977:Tibia; D055815:Young Adult