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Enchondroma of acromion: case report of an unusual tumor location
Abstract
Enchondroma is a benign cartilaginous tumor and is rarely located on the shoulder girdle. The lesion that affects the subacromial area can cause rotator cuff impingement’s clinical signs. Our aim is to present this patient who has shoulder pain and was finally diagnosed with an acromial enchondroma. A 62-year-old female patient had an insidious left shoulder pain in the last 2 years. At the physical examination of the left shoulder, subacromial impingement syndrome’s sign was noticed. Plain radiographs didn’t have any typical features and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images were used for diagnosis. Well-circumscribed hypointense content on T1-weighted images was observed, and the lesion was seen as hyperintense on T2-weighted images. At the same time, subacromial effusion was noticed. Because of enchondroma’s small size, the patient was followed up with medical treatment and radiographical features. At one year follow-up, there was no change in the size of the lesion and no increased complaint about her left shoulder. Physicians should keep in mind that enchondroma may occur rarely in acromion and this condition may cause subacromial impingement. Therewithal, this diagnosis which is a rare reason for subacromial impingement syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of shoulder pain.

Keywords : Enchondroma, neoplasm, acromion, shoulder, impingement

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Article available in :
Volume 6, Issue 1, 2024
Page : 105-107
https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1323522
Article Information
Received : 06 Tem 2023
Accepted : 23 Eyl 2023
Published : 15 Oca 2024
Corresponding Author :

Şafak Aydın Şimşek: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkiye

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Citation : Aydın Şimşek Ş, Cengiz T, Yurtbay A, Coskun HS, Dabak N. Enchondroma of acromion: case report of an unusual tumor location. Anatolian Curr Med J. 2024;6(1):105-107.

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