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Case Report
A case report of osteochondroma of radial neck in a young adult
1 Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India
2 Junior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India
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Navya Raj
Junior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka,
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Article ID: 101395Z01SG2023
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Gupta SKG, Raj N. A case report of osteochondroma of radial neck in a young adult. Int J Case Rep Images 2023;14(1):119–122.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Osteochondroma, often referred to as exostosis, is the most common benign tumor characterized by a bony protuberance surrounded by cartilaginous surface, most commonly in proximal tibia, distal femur, proximal humerus. Our case was presented in a very unusual site, i.e., Radial neck.
Case Report: A case report of unusual manifestation of a solitary osteochondroma, i.e., exostosis, a common benign tumor but in a rare site, i.e., in the radial neck. We report this case due to its unusual site of presentation. The lesion for surgically managed.
Conclusion: Osteochondroma involving rare location such as radial neck can be challenging to diagnose for clinicians but with thorough examination and radiological studies the swelling was recognizable as osteochondroma and the patient was treated accordingly.
Keywords: Osteochondroma, Radial head, Rare, Solitary, Young
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SK Venkatesh Gupta - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Navya Raj - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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