Department of Orthopaedics, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland.
JBJS Case Connect. 2024 Sep 6;14(3). doi: e24.00230. eCollection 2024 Jul 1.
This case demonstrates a 2-year-old boy with a rare benign supraclavicular mass diagnosed as neuromuscular choristoma through open biopsy. Postoperatively, he underwent semiannual surveillance with ultrasound without development of neurological complaints, limb deformity, or recurrence at 2-year follow-up.
Neuromuscular choristoma involving the brachial plexus is a rare tumor that should be in the differential diagnosis of pediatric peripheral nerve-based tumors. The intimate association with neural elements limits complete resection. Therefore, open biopsy with partial resection is recommended. While postoperative fibromatosis may occur, open biopsy remains the gold standard for definitive diagnosis. Ultrasound can be used to monitor recurrence.
本病例为 2 岁男孩,其罕见的锁骨上良性肿块经开放性活组织检查诊断为神经肌肉性错构瘤。术后,他每半年接受一次超声检查,无神经症状、肢体畸形或随访 2 年时复发。
累及臂丛的神经肌肉性错构瘤是一种罕见肿瘤,应列入小儿周围神经源性肿瘤的鉴别诊断。与神经成分的密切关系限制了完全切除。因此,建议行开放性活组织检查加部分切除。虽然术后可能发生纤维瘤病,但开放性活组织检查仍是明确诊断的金标准。超声可用于监测复发。