2,911
Views
6
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Aggressive osteoblastoma of clavicle a rare tumor at previously undescribed site

, &
Pages 259-261 | Received 16 Apr 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

Figures & data

Figure 1.  The radiograph demonstrates an ill defined lytic lesion involving medial two thirds of the clavicle with a soft tissue shadow extending beyond the confines of the bone.

Figure 1.  The radiograph demonstrates an ill defined lytic lesion involving medial two thirds of the clavicle with a soft tissue shadow extending beyond the confines of the bone.

Figure 2.  The computed tomographic images of the same patient reveals a ballooned out lesion (1) involving the medial two thirds of the clavicle with a thin shell of bone around. There is extension of the lesion into soft tissue (3) and cortical breach is well demonstrated (2).

Figure 2.  The computed tomographic images of the same patient reveals a ballooned out lesion (1) involving the medial two thirds of the clavicle with a thin shell of bone around. There is extension of the lesion into soft tissue (3) and cortical breach is well demonstrated (2).

Figure 3.  Histopathology: Microscopic examination showed areas with abundant osteoid formation with low degree of cellularity with no atypia. Undecalcified sections depicted partial calcification of osteoid, elsewhere highly cellular areas were present comprising oval osteoblast like cells (epitheloid osteoblasts) and moderate nuclear pleomorphs with occasional mitosis and intermingled tumor giant cells.

Figure 3.  Histopathology: Microscopic examination showed areas with abundant osteoid formation with low degree of cellularity with no atypia. Undecalcified sections depicted partial calcification of osteoid, elsewhere highly cellular areas were present comprising oval osteoblast like cells (epitheloid osteoblasts) and moderate nuclear pleomorphs with occasional mitosis and intermingled tumor giant cells.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.