A rare cause of shoulder pain: Osteoid osteoma of the scapular glenoid treated with cryoablation

Lok Hei Derek Chan; Pui Yang Carol Chien; Tommy Ho Fung Chan

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2023.09.090

A rare cause of shoulder pain: Osteoid osteoma of the scapular glenoid treated with cryoablation

Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Oct 30;19(1):136-140. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.09.090. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Authors

Lok Hei Derek Chan¹, Pui Yang Carol Chien¹, Tommy Ho Fung Chan¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong.

Abstract

We report a case of an osteoid osteoma at the scapular glenoid that was treated with cryoablation. The patient presented with shoulder pain with subsequent CT and MRI imaging findings suspicious for an osteoid osteoma. The patient complained of persistent pain despite medical treatment and was referred to interventional radiology for consideration of ablation. CT-guided biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of osteoid osteoma and the patient underwent cryoablation of the lesion in the same session. The patient reported a substantial relief in her pain at a follow-up 4 weeks after the procedure. MRI performed 8 weeks after the procedure also confirmed radiographic remission of the lesion.

Keywords: Cryoablation; Glenoid; Interventional radiology; Musculoskeletal radiology; Osteoid osteoma.

Publication types

Case Reports