Abstract
Exostosis, or osteochondroma, is an irregular bone growth commonly occurring near the femur, scapula, humerus and ribs. It can be a single isolated lesion or multiple lesions as in hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) which is a genetic autosomal dominant disorder. Although often asymptomatic, complications such as haemothorax are rare and have serious implications if not promptly recognised. We report a 15-year-old male patient who presented to a tertiary care hospital in Muscat, Oman, in 2023 who presented with progressive chest pain and dyspnoea. The patient had a family history of HME. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) confirmed the osteochondromatous lesions on the 8th rib, which was causing the haemothorax. The lesion was resected and post-surgery, the symptoms resolved. No recurrence was documented up to the time of writing this report.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.2823
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 25(1), 288-292
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
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APA 7
Al Noumani, J. H., Al Rawahi, S. S., Alshaharli, A. G., Al-Farhan, H., Al Kindi, A. H., & Al Alawi, A. M. (2025). Haemothorax as an Unusual Presentation of Osteochondroma: A case report and brief literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 25(1), 288-292. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2823
MLA 9
Al Noumani, Jawahar H., et al. "Haemothorax as an Unusual Presentation of Osteochondroma: A case report and brief literature review." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, 2025, pp. 288-292. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2823.
Chicago (author–date)
Al Noumani, Jawahar H., Shathra S. Al Rawahi, Abdullah G. Alshaharli, Hatem Al-Farhan, Adil H. Al Kindi, and Abdullah M. Al Alawi. 2025. "Haemothorax as an Unusual Presentation of Osteochondroma: A case report and brief literature review." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 25 (1): 288-292. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2823.
Harvard
Al Noumani, J. H., Al Rawahi, S. S., Alshaharli, A. G., Al-Farhan, H., Al Kindi, A. H. and Al Alawi, A. M. (2025) 'Haemothorax as an Unusual Presentation of Osteochondroma: A case report and brief literature review', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 25(1), pp. 288-292. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.2823.
Vancouver
Al Noumani JH, Al Rawahi SS, Alshaharli AG, Al-Farhan H, Al Kindi AH, Al Alawi AM. Haemothorax as an Unusual Presentation of Osteochondroma: A case report and brief literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;25(1):288-292. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.2823
IEEE
J. H. Al Noumani, S. S. Al Rawahi, A. G. Alshaharli, H. Al-Farhan, A. H. Al Kindi, and A. M. Al Alawi, "Haemothorax as an Unusual Presentation of Osteochondroma: A case report and brief literature review," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 288-292, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.2823.