Spontaneous resolution of a solitary osteochondroma

B Claikens; P Brys; I Samson; A L Baert

doi:10.1007/s002560050338

Spontaneous resolution of a solitary osteochondroma

Skeletal Radiol. 1998 Jan;27(1):53-5. doi: 10.1007/s002560050338.

Authors

B Claikens¹, P Brys, I Samson, A L Baert

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium.

PMID: 9507614
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050338

Abstract

Spontaneous regression or resolution of a solitary osteochondroma is infrequent. A case of a surprisingly fast and complete resolution of an osteochondroma of the distal ulna in a 7-year-old boy is presented, with a review of previously reported cases.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Child
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous*
Osteochondroma / diagnostic imaging*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ulna* / diagnostic imaging