Open AccessA rare case of pediatric osteochondroma presenting as hemothorax
Author(s) -
Pavai Arunachalam,
Cenita J. Sam,
K Jothi Lakshmi,
Hari Baskar Shanmugham
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_189_19
Subject(s) - osteochondroma , hemothorax , medicine , respiratory distress , radiology , computed tomography , surgery , pneumothorax
Isolated osteochondroma presenting as hemothorax is a rare entity. A 7-year-old boy presented with respiratory distress and diagnosed with hemothorax, and computed tomography showed osteochondroma and removal with resection of the rib was curative.