A Rare Cause of Shoulder Pain: Osteosarcoma of the Scapula

Autor: Kadir Güler, Ayşe Dicle Turhanoğlu
Jazyk: English<br />Turkish
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi, Vol 27, Iss 3, Pp 170-172 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2147-2653
DOI: 10.4274/tod.galenos.2020.58661
Popis: Osteosarcoma is a malignant bone tumor usually seen in adolescent and early adulthood and often with long bones; patients complain of pain and swelling. Plain radiography revealed cortex destruction and moth-eaten style medullary lesions. Reported herein is a 31-year-old male patient with a history of scapular osteosarcoma who presented with a shoulder pain complaint. The importance of imaging, examination, and anamnesis is emphasized in the light of the literature.
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