Chronic Expanding Hematoma in the Dorsal Cervicothoracic Region as a Long-Term Complication of Retained Bullet Fragments: Case Report

Chronic expanding hematoma is a rare pathology, which has not been previously described as a complication of gunshot injury with retained bullet fragments. Because of the similar characteristics of chronic expanding hematoma to malignancy, it can present a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Imagin...

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Autores principales: Raja, Avais, Ahmad, Saima, Ehmed, Salman, Blume, Terri, Fai, Emmanuel K, Khan, Agha S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2016
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Orthopedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5133135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27917326
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.858
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author Raja, Avais
Ahmad, Saima
Ehmed, Salman
Blume, Terri
Fai, Emmanuel K
Khan, Agha S
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description Chronic expanding hematoma is a rare pathology, which has not been previously described as a complication of gunshot injury with retained bullet fragments. Because of the similar characteristics of chronic expanding hematoma to malignancy, it can present a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Imaging and biopsy evaluation is needed to reach a conclusive diagnosis and implement appropriate treatment. In this case report, we will discuss the development, diagnosis, and management of a chronic superficial cervicothoracic mass in a patient who presented 30 years post-gunshot injury with retained bullet fragments. 
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spelling pubmed-51331352016-12-02 Chronic Expanding Hematoma in the Dorsal Cervicothoracic Region as a Long-Term Complication of Retained Bullet Fragments: Case Report Raja, Avais Ahmad, Saima Ehmed, Salman Blume, Terri Fai, Emmanuel K Khan, Agha S Cureus Orthopedics Chronic expanding hematoma is a rare pathology, which has not been previously described as a complication of gunshot injury with retained bullet fragments. Because of the similar characteristics of chronic expanding hematoma to malignancy, it can present a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Imaging and biopsy evaluation is needed to reach a conclusive diagnosis and implement appropriate treatment. In this case report, we will discuss the development, diagnosis, and management of a chronic superficial cervicothoracic mass in a patient who presented 30 years post-gunshot injury with retained bullet fragments.  Cureus 2016-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5133135/ /pubmed/27917326 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.858 Text en Copyright © 2016, Raja et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Orthopedics
Raja, Avais
Ahmad, Saima
Ehmed, Salman
Blume, Terri
Fai, Emmanuel K
Khan, Agha S
Chronic Expanding Hematoma in the Dorsal Cervicothoracic Region as a Long-Term Complication of Retained Bullet Fragments: Case Report
title Chronic Expanding Hematoma in the Dorsal Cervicothoracic Region as a Long-Term Complication of Retained Bullet Fragments: Case Report
title_full Chronic Expanding Hematoma in the Dorsal Cervicothoracic Region as a Long-Term Complication of Retained Bullet Fragments: Case Report
title_fullStr Chronic Expanding Hematoma in the Dorsal Cervicothoracic Region as a Long-Term Complication of Retained Bullet Fragments: Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Chronic Expanding Hematoma in the Dorsal Cervicothoracic Region as a Long-Term Complication of Retained Bullet Fragments: Case Report
title_short Chronic Expanding Hematoma in the Dorsal Cervicothoracic Region as a Long-Term Complication of Retained Bullet Fragments: Case Report
title_sort chronic expanding hematoma in the dorsal cervicothoracic region as a long-term complication of retained bullet fragments: case report
topic Orthopedics
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5133135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27917326
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.858
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