• Hong Kong Med J · Jun 2013

    Case Reports

    Congenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle: a rare and challenging diagnosis.

    • Tony H T Sung, Eric M W Man, Augustine T S Chan, and W K Lee.
    • Department of Radiology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan, Hong Kong. sht557@ha.org.hk
    • Hong Kong Med J. 2013 Jun 1; 19 (3): 265-7.

    AbstractCongenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle is a rare clinical entity, first described in 1910. We report on a newborn baby girl who presented with a painless lump over mid-portion of right clavicle at her routine newborn examination, which was subsequently diagnosed as a congenital pseudarthrosis. Here we explore its pathogenesis, elaborate on its differential diagnoses in paediatric patients, and comment on its distinct radiological features.

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