Unlabelled: Nerve sheath myxoma (NSM) is a very rare benign nerve sheath tumor that mostly affects young adults, with a peak incidence in the 30s. Patients usually present with an asymptomatic swelling commonly affecting the dermis and subcutaneous tissues of the head, neck, and upper extremities. Lower extremities are a much rarer location, and when this occurs, the knee/pretibial region is the most common location.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEwing's sarcoma (ES) is an uncommon primary malignant tumor of the bone, mostly affecting 5-20 years of age with male predominance. It commonly affects the diaphysial region of long bones, while the small bones of hands and feet are extremely rare (3-5%) to be affected. The authors report a case of calcaneal ES which was misdiagnosed as bacterial chronic osteomyelitis and treated inappropriately.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Scapular winging is a pathological condition that occurs due to dysfunction of any scapulothoracic muscles, most commonly the serratus anterior which is innervated by long thoracic nerve.
Case Presentation: Herein, we report a 10-year-old boy presented with bilateral scapular winging for a few months, associated with vague discomfort upon shoulder movements. After taking history and performing physical examination and tests as electromyography, he was diagnosed with idiopathic bilateral scapular winging as there was no obvious cause or risk factor for his bilateral scapular winging.