Osteoid osteoma in the base of the coracoid process of the scapula. Excision by anterior approach: a case report.

Osteoid osteoma in the base of the coracoid process of the scapula is very rare and diagnosis and treatment often is delayed. A lesion in this atypical location may seem surgically unreachable. This report is of a case of osteoid osteoma in the base of coracoid process in a 14-year-old female. The lesion had been diagnosed as a nontumorous condition and overlooked for four years. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a nidus in the base of the coracoid process. The en bloc excision of the osteoid osteoma was managed by an anterior approach using an osteotomy of the coracoid process. A 12-month follow-up examination revealed no symptoms and computed tomography showed bone healing with no recurrence of the tumor.

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