Unusual cause of pleuritic chest pain in a child

Yan, Georgina; Littlewood, A. H. M.; Latimer, Mark

doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-217307

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“…However, surgery is recommended for symptomatic exostosis or when malignant transformation is suspected[ 3 , 4 ]. Symptoms that may warrant surgical resection include significant pain or the occurrence of the aforementioned complications[ 12 , 25 , 26 ]. Several complications of chest wall osteochondromas have been reported in the literature.…”

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Chest wall osteochondroma resection with biologic acellular bovine dermal mesh reconstruction in pediatric hereditary multiple exostoses: A case report and review of literature

AlShehri¹

2023

World J Clin Cases

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BACKGROUND Hereditary multiple exostoses is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the growth of multiple osteochondromas affecting primarily long bones. Chest wall lesions may represent a challenge, particularly in pediatric patients. Pain is a common manifestation. However, life-threatening complications can result from direct involvement of adjacent structures. Surgical resection with appropriate reconstruction is often required. CASE SUMMARY A 5-year-old male who was diagnosed with hereditary multiple exostoses presented with significant pain from a large growing chest wall exostosis lesion. After appropriate preoperative investigations, he underwent surgical resection with reconstruction of his chest wall using a biologic bovine dermal matrix mesh. CONCLUSION Resection of chest wall lesions in children represents a challenge. Preoperative planning to determine the appropriate reconstruction strategy is essential.

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