A Rare Cause of Shoulder Pain: Osteosarcoma of the Scapula Omuz Aǧrisinin Nadir Bir Sebebi: Skapula Osteosarkomu


Güler K., TURHANOĞLU A. D.

Turk Osteoporoz Dergisi, cilt.27, sa.3, ss.170-172, 2021 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tod.galenos.2020.58661
  • Dergi Adı: Turk Osteoporoz Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.170-172
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Osteosarcoma, Scapula, Shoulder pain
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.