Chondroblastoma: An Unusual Cause Of Shoulder Pain In Adolescence

Julie Lambert; Tom Verstraeten; Koen Mermuys

doi:10.5334/jbr-btr.1027

Chondroblastoma: An Unusual Cause Of Shoulder Pain In Adolescence

J Belg Soc Radiol. 2016 Feb 3;100(1):16. doi: 10.5334/jbr-btr.1027.

Authors

Julie Lambert¹, Tom Verstraeten², Koen Mermuys³

Affiliations

¹ University Hospitals Leuven, BE.
² University Hospitals Ghent, BE.
³ Hospital AZ Sint-Jan AV Bruges, BE.

Abstract

Chondroblastoma is a rare benign bone tumor, most often localized in the epiphysis of long bones. We report a case of atraumatic shoulder pain in a 17-year old soccer player. This chondroblastoma case demonstrates the difficult differentiation of chondroblastoma from giant cell tumor and clear cell chondrosarcoma and highlights possible pitfalls and clinical importance.

Keywords: Chondroblastoma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multidetector computed tomography; Radiography; Shoulder pain.