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Giant osteochondroma of the scapula: Rare localization

Zied Mansi, Abdelkader Tounsi, Aymen Ben Mahmoud, Mahmoudi Ahmed, Wajdi Chermiti, Haggui Ali, Zaidi Bacem

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We report the case of an osteochondroma of the scapula with a radiological appearance and an unusual location in a 24-year-old young man who consulted for a deformity of his left shoulder with a posterior bump pushing back his scapula. A standard radiological assessment showed a pedunculated exostosis at the upper part of the scapula. The CT scan was in favor of a large exostosis. Surgical resection of the tumor and pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of an osteochondroma. After a follow-up of ten months, the functional results were very good.

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We report the case of an osteochondroma of the scapula with a radiological appearance and an unusual location in a 24-year-old young man who consulted for a deformity of his left shoulder with a posterior bump pushing back his scapula. A standard radiological assessment showed a pedunculated exostosis at the upper part of the scapula. The CT scan was in favor of a large exostosis. Surgical resection of the tumor and pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of an osteochondroma. After a follow-up of ten months, the functional results were very good.

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We report the case of an osteochondroma of the scapula with a radiological appearance and an unusual location in a 24-year-old young man who consulted for a deformity of his left shoulder with a posterior bump pushing back his scapula. A standard radiological assessment showed a pedunculated exostosis at the upper part of the scapula. The CT scan was in favor of a large exostosis. Surgical resection of the tumor and pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of an osteochondroma. After a follow-up of ten months, the functional results were very good.

Key concepts: Osteochondroma, Scapula, Exostosis, Medicine, Deformity, Radiological weapon, Hereditary multiple exostoses, Radiology

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