‘Kissing’ osteochondroma: A case from Ancient Egypt

Abstract

The ‘kissing’ osteochondroma is a special type of benign bone outgrowth characteristic of paired long bones. In these cases the bone tumour growing towards the adjacent paired bone causes a reactive impression and erosion on its surface. A case of the ‘kissing’ type of osteochondroma was diagnosed on the forearm bones of an individual from Ancient Egypt (Saqqara, Late Period). It is worth drawing attention to this case not only because of the rare occurrence of forearm bone osteochondroma in ancient skeletal series but also because of the possibility of misdiagnosing the lesion as a malignant bone tumour. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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