Endoscopically Assisted Resection of a Rare Mass: Intra-Articular Osteochondroma of Shoulder Originated from Scapula

Abstract

Osteochondromas are the most common benign bone tumors which are mostly seen in the metaphysis of distal femur, proximal tibia, and proximal humerus. As arising from flat bones such as scapula is a rare case, intra-articular osteochondroma is also rare. When the literature is searched it appeared that the scapula and shoulder joint are an uncommon site for osteochondroma. We present a case in which a patient had an osteochondroma placed in shoulder joint and originated from scapula which is a rare situation determined in the literature.

Snapping scapula. Arthroscopic resection of osteochondroma of the subscapularis superomedial angle. Case report and literature review

“…Similarly to the present report, many studies have demonstrated excellent results in osteochondroma resections of the ventral region of the scapula through scapulothoracic arthroscopy 14, 15…”

Solitary osteochondroma of the Scapula: an uncommon localization

“…Mrad-Dali et al, reported 7 cases out of 95 cases [3]. About 45 cases were also published separately by different authors [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Ventral localization like our case was repoted in two cases [19].…”

Solitary osteochondroma of the scapula in late adolescence. A case report

“…Infrequently it can involve flat bones such as the scapula. More often it is painless but in case of size increase it can be painful due to soft tissue compression, skin stretching or pressure effect on nerves and muscles, as well as in the case of fracture through the stalk 6 . An anterior posterior and a Y-view X-Ray check is sufficient to demonstrate the lesion.…”