Endoscopic removal of the osteochondroma of the fibular head

Medicina (Kaunas). 2013;49(4):191-4.

Abstract

We report the case of the osteochondroma of the fibular head in a 40-year-old female patient who underwent an endoscopic extirpation of a relapsed benign tumor. Initially, open surgery was performed, and the tumor was removed 3 years ago. Following the reoccurrence of the symptoms 3 years after the initial open extirpation, an x-ray and computed tomography of the calf were performed. The tumor was endoscopically removed, and the diagnosis of a relapsed osteochondroma measuring 1.5 × 1.5 × 2 cm was established. Endoscopic surgery can be applied for a successful extirpation of the osteochondroma of the fibular head.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Endoscopy
  • Female
  • Fibula / diagnostic imaging
  • Fibula / pathology*
  • Fibula / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery*
  • Osteochondroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteochondroma / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome