Table 1 Scapular tuberculosis as available in literature till date
From: Isolated cystic tuberculosis of scapula; case report and review of literature
| Â | Study | No. of patients | Age/sex | Area of Scapula involved | Presenting complaints | Other focus | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lafond 1958 [13] | One | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
2 | Martini et al. 1986 [2] | One | NA | Acromian | NA | NA | NA |
3 | Shannon et al. 1990 [14] | One | 4/M | Scapula | Pain and swelling in left shoulder | Multifocal cystic lesion, with Right ileum involvement | ATT |
4 | Mohan et al. 1991 [3] | One | 23/F | Body of scapula | Pain and swelling | Isolated | Drainage and ATT |
5 | Gusati et al. 1997 [4] | One | NA | Spine of scapula | Pain | Isolated | Surgery and ATT |
6 | Vohra et al. 1997 [5] | One | NA | Body of scapula | NA | Isolated | NA |
7 | Kam et al. 2000 [6] | Two | 31/M | Acromian, | 1) Pain and swelling | Isolated | Debridement and curettage + ATT |
| Â | Â | Â | 22/F | Lareral border of scapula | 2) Incidental finding | Multifocal (T12 and L2 vertebrae; upper part of the Rt sacroiliac Joint) | ATT |
8 | Greenhow and Weintrub 2004 [15] | One | 14/F | Inferior aspect of the left scapula | Enlarging, nontender mass | Cystic lesion with a soft tissue component, located dorsal to the Lt scapula | Scapular mass excision |
9 | Stones and Schoeman 2004 [16] | One | 42/M | Scapula | Discharging sinus | Multifocal tuberculosis involving maxilla, parital bones and spine | Died |
10 | Husen et al. 2006 [7] | One | 18/M | Spine of scapula near neck | Diffuse pain | Isolated | ATT |
11 | Srivastav et al 2006 [8] | One | 26/F | Inferior angle of scapula | Pain and swelling | Isolated | ATT |
12 | Solav S 2007 [11] | Three | 54/F | Medial margin and spine of scapula | Pain | Isolated | ATT |
| Â | Â | Â | 26/M | Rt scapula | Occiptal headache and backpain (incidental finding on bone scan) | Multifocal (sternum, rib, vertebra) | NA |
| Â | Â | Â | 40/M | Rt scapula | Rt shoulder pain and backache | Multifocal (L4 vertebra) | NA |
13 | Jain et al 2009 [9] | One | 14/M | Body of scapula involving glenoid margin | Rt Pain swelling and discharging sinus | Isolated | ATT |
14 | Singh et al 2009 [10] | One | 49/F | Inferior angle of Lt scapula | Pain and swelling | Isolated | ATT |