A Rare Cause Of Short Stature As A Diaphyseal Aklazi

The malignant tumors of bone are more common than benign tumors. The bone tumors is the smallest group in all tumors. For this reason, knowledge and experience required for the diagnostic approach. Osteochondroma is the most common benign bone tumor. The lesion can be single, multiple forms are rarely seen. This condition is known as osteochondromatosis or diaphyseal aklazi. Diaphyseal aklazi (DA) is a rare hereditary disorder of cartilage differentiation and inherited as an autosomal dominant. Chondrosarcoma that especially for the development of new lesions occurring after termination of puberty should be evaluated. In this case report presented the two brothers who are diagnosed with DA come in with the complaint of short stature. One of the patients was 15-year-old girl and the other was a 14-year-old male. A common complaint of both short stature and non-painful swelling of bones. The patients were diagnosed with diyafizyal aklazi according to typical family history, physical examination findings, and radiographic findings.