Hereditary multiple exostoses: A case-report.

Multiple Rib Exostoses in a Boy: A Rare CaseResulting in Surgery Secondary to Cosmetic Concerns

A seven year-old boy with several painless masses on the ribs and shoulder was referred to our hospital. The masses were so prominent that they prevented the child’s sleep. Since the patient had been ridiculed by his friends due to the rib prominences, he had refused to attend school. After clinical and radiological evaluations, the masses were diagnosed as hereditary multiple exostoses of the ...

Giant chondrosarcoma and multiple hereditary exostoses: a very rare case report.

Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma (HLRCC syndrome): a case report

Recently multiple cutaneous leiomyomas, uterine leiomyoimatosis and renal cancer have been described as a cancer syndrome with autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance.We report a 79-year-old man who presented with multiple hyperkertotic erythematous nodules on his right leg with histological diagnosis of pilar leiomyoma. In his past medical history several systemic co...

Osteochondroma of Upper Dorsal Spine Causing Spastic Paraparesis in Hereditary Multiple Exostosis: A Case Report.

Osteochondroma of the spine is rare. It may present in solitary or multiple form (hereditary multiple exostoses). Herein, we report a case of an 18-year-old male who was diagnosed with thoracic osteochondroma, originating from the D4 vertebra with intraspinal extension and spinal cord compression in hereditary multiple exostosis. The patient was managed with surgery. Complete tumour excision wa...

Spinal Exostosis in a Boy with Multiple Hereditary Exostoses

We report on a 13-year-old boy who presented with multiple hereditary exostosis and had development of back pain, associated with neurological deficits, and was found to have exostoses in the spinal canal. Spine radiograph showed a cauliflower-like abnormality of multiple exostoses of the posterior arch (pedicle) of the thoracic vertebrae (T3-5). Reformatted CT scanning revealed the simultaneou...