Osteochondroma developing from the xyphoid appendix into an abdominal wall scar from a previous laparotomy - 21/08/11
, Mohammed Bouchentouf, M.D. a, Hicham Baba, M.D. a, Abdelmounaim Ait Ali, M.D. a, Abdoussamad Achour, M.D. a, Abderrahmane Al Bouzidi, M.D. b, Aziz Zentar, M.D. a, Khalid Sair, M.D. a
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We describe herein the case of a 45-year-old man who developed an osteochondroma from the xyphoid appendix into an abdominal wall scar from a laparotomy performed 4 years previously. To our knowledge, rare cases of osteochondroma of the xyphoid bone have been documented in the literature. As shown by the tumor's rapid development during a period of only 4 years, osteochondromas arise from, or grow well under, inflammatory and cicatricial conditions. Periosteal contusion causing growth-plate cartilage migration and enchondral ossification seems to be the first presentation of osteochondroma.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Osteochondroma, Xiphoid process
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Vol 196 - N° 5
P. e43-e45 - novembre 2008 Retour au numéro
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