The Importance of Pain’s Character on the Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal System Tumors: A Case Report
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The Importance of Pain’s Character on the Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal System Tumors: A Case Report

Turk J Osteoporos 2014;20(1):0-0 DOI: 10.4274/tod.30592
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Abstract

Musculoskeletal system tumors may be insidious and overlooked easily in the clinic. Rest pain can be the only sign and must need attention. A patient with resting knee pain is presented here who have been finally diagnosed as enchondroma of the distal femur. (Turkish Journal of Osteoporosis 2014;20: 41-2)

Keywords: Musculoskeletal system, tumors, pain character

Giris

Kemik tümörlerinin anatomik yerlesimleri, kökenleri, klinik bulgulari ve davranislarinin farkliliklar göstermesi tani güçlügüne yol açmaktadir (1). Ayrintili bir anamnez ve tam bir fizik muayene yaparak ve radyografileri dikkatli inceleyerek bu güçlük asilabilir. Bu yazida da istirahatte olan diz agrisi disinda herhangi bir sikayet ve bulgusu olmayan hastada femur distal ucunda enkondrom tanisi almasi sunulmustur.