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JBJS Case Connect
October 2024
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Case: An 18-year-old woman presented with shoulder pain that had persisted for a year. The magnetic resonance imaging showed a solitary lesion in the subacromial bursa (SAB). Arthroscopy revealed an ovoid mass connected to the bursal wall with thin synovial tissue that was excised en bloc arthroscopically.
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January 2025
Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Health Sciences Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
This study aimed to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of early versus delayed single-stage surgery in patients with hand enchondromas who developed pathological fractures, focusing on local tumor control and hand function, to determine the optimal timing for surgery. Delayed surgical curettage may offer advantages regarding both local tumor control and hand function outcomes.Thirty-five patients who developed pathological fractures due to solitary hand enchondromas and underwent surgical treatment between 2015 and 2021 were analysed.
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December 2024
Department of Dermatology, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
was first described in humans in 1954, known to infect fish species and contaminate water and fish products. Inoculation to humans occurs through injured skin resulting in the formation of a solitary nodule known as "fish tank granuloma." Disseminated infections have been reported in the immunocompromised and can present with extracutaneous manifestations such as arthritis and osteomyelitis.
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March 2025
Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N Caroline St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
Solitary fibrous tumors are rare and typically benign fibroblastic neoplasms with a mean age of onset ranging from 60 to 70 years. Solitary fibrous tumors may arise anywhere within the body, however the pleura is the most common site of origin for these tumors, with approximately 30% of tumors arising from the pleura. In this report we highlight the case of a 62-year-old woman who presented with gradually progressive left sided chest pain that was eventually diagnosed as a pleural SFT.
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January 2025
Neurosurgical Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Introduction: Schwannoma is a type of slow growing benign nerve sheath tumor arising from Schwann cells. Peripherally, they are found in association with the ulnar, sciatic and posterior tibial nerves. Peripheral schwannomas, neurofibromas and malignant PNSTs are collectively grouped as peripheral nerve sheath tumors.
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