Table 1 Review of the literature of previously reported cases of TB of the scapula
From: Cystic tuberculosis of the scapula in a young boy: a case report and review of the literature
S.N | Author year | No. of patients | Age/sex | Location | Side | Presenting complaints | Other sites | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lafond 1958 [3] | One | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
2 | Martini et al. 1986 [4] | One | NA | Acromian | NA | NA | NA | NA |
3 | Shannon et al. 1990 [5] | One | 4/male | Scapula | Lt | Pain and swelling of the left shoulder | Isolated with Rt ileum involvement, multifocal cystic | ATD |
4 | Mohan et al. 1991 [6] | One | 23/female | Body of scapula | Rt | Pain and swelling | Isolated | Drainage and ATD |
5 | Gusati et al. 1997 [7] | One | NA | Spine of scapula | NA | Pain | Isolated | Surgery and ATD |
6 | Vohra et al. 1997 [8] | One | NA | Body of scapula | NA | NA | Isolated | NA |
7 | Kam et al. 2000 [9] | Two | 31/male 22/female | Acromian, Lareral border of scapula | Rt Rt | 1) Pain and swelling 2) Incidental finding | Isolated, Multifocal (T12 and L2 vertebrae; upper part of the right sacroiliac Joint) | Debridement and curettage and ATD, ATD alone |
8 | Greenhow and Weintrub 2004 [10] | One | 14/female | Inferior aspect of the left scapula | Lt | Enlarging, nontender mass | Cystic lesion with a soft tissue component, located dorsal to the left scapula | Scapular mass excision |
9 | Stones and Schoeman 2004 [11] | One | 42/male | Scapula | NA | Discharging sinus | As apart of multimodal tuberculosis involving maxilla, parital bones and spine | Died |
10 | Husen et al. 2006 [12] | One | 18/male | Spine of scapula near neck | Lt | Diffuse pain | Isolated | ATD |
11 | Present case 2007 | One | 14/male | Body of scapula involving glenoid margin | Rt | Pain swelling and discharging sinus | Isolated | ATD |