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Acta Médica del Centro
On-line version ISSN 2709-7927
Abstract
VALDES MORALES, Yanet; VIERA LEAL, Leidy and BETANCOURT LOPEZ, Ernesto. Cervical osteochondroma. Case report. Acta méd centro [online]. 2023, vol.17, n.4, pp. 801-807. Epub Dec 31, 2023. ISSN 2709-7927.
Introduction:
cartilage-forming tumors are the most frequent primary bone tumors. They are characterized by a strange behavior due to their uncertain evolution and they are difficult to diagnose. Osteochondroma or cartilaginous exostosis is one of the most frequent skeletal tumors. It is a tumor typical of young individuals, with a slight predominance in males. It can be solitary or multiple and is part of the hereditary multiple exostosis syndrome.
Patient information:
it is presented a male patient, 21 years old, who began to present an increase in volume in the right cervical region secondary to a bone tumor of cartilaginous origin.
Conclusions:
in this case the location of the osteochondroma is rare (right cervical region). There was no genetic family history of the disease, no symptoms, only local volume increase. X-ray studies and computerized axial tomography are particularly useful in the diagnosis of this condition.
Keywords : cervical osteochondroma; cartilaginous exostosis; diagnostic radiology.