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Martina Bevacqua1, Andrea Trombetta1, Federico Verzegnassi2, Federico Poropat2, Egidio Barbi1,2, Alessandro Ventura3
1Università di Trieste; 2IRCCS Materno-Infantile “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste; 3Professore Emerito di Pediatria, Università di Trieste
Giugno 2018 - pagg. 391 -394
Abstract
The paper presents the cases of tree children with clavicular swelling and a different final
diagnosis that offered the opportunity to discuss the key points for the differential diagnosis
of clavicular swelling and to draw a rational diagnostic work-up underlining the decisive
role of MRI. Although several causes (in order: Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis,
Ewing sarcoma, Tietze syndrome) of clavicular swelling are proposed, it is essential to highlight
that main causes are represented by neoplastic and inflammatory causes.
However, even if clinical and anamnestic assessment are suitable to disentangle from diagnostic
incertitude, imaging is often useful to obtain a diagnosis, before (or even without)
biopsy. It is anyway mandatory to rule out neoplasia in all non-traumatic clavicular swelling.
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