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A Rare Cause of Shoulder Pain: Osteosarcoma of the Scapula

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Turkish Journal of Osteoporosis

DOI: 10.4274/tod.galenos.2020.58661

Authors: Kadir Güler, Ayşe Dicle Turhanoğlu

Language: English

Topic: Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4200617087

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