Open AccessAneurysmal femoral neck cyst: Report of a paediatric case and review of literature
Author(s) -
Oumar Ndour,
Rodia Boseba,
Jacque Barre Damipi,
Juvenal Nibagora,
Aimée Lakh Faye Fall,
Gabriel Ngom,
M. Ndoye
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.182568
Subject(s) - medicine , curettage , pathological , femoral neck , surgery , aneurysmal bone cyst , femur , cyst , bone cyst , radiology , osteoporosis , pathology , lesion
The aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign tumour of children and young adults. It represents approximately 1-2% of all bone tumours. The ABC may develop on all skeletal bones, but the proximal end of the femur is the most common location. The authors report a ABC femoral neck in a child of 13 years. This location is pretty special. Indeed, the fragility of the femoral neck due partly to the pathology itself and secondarily curettage requires a judicious attitude surgical (excisional curettage + bone graft + screw) to prevent the risk of high local recurrence and pathological fracture.