Bilateral scapulothoracic osteochondromas in a patient with hereditary multiple exostosis: a case report and review of the literature
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Bilateral Scapulothoracic Osteochondromas in a Patient With Hereditary Multiple Exostosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Hereditary multiple exostosis (HME) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by two or more benign growing, cartilage capped tumors of long bones called osteochondromas. If abnormal growth and clinical symptoms of osteochondromas newly appear in adults, malignant transformation of the usually benign growing tumors should be suspected and diagnostic testing should be initiated. Against th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Orthopedic Reviews
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2035-8164,2035-8237
DOI: 10.4081/or.2016.6501