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BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2019 Apr 16;20(1):171. Epub 2019 Apr 16.

Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Background: Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone-forming tumour, which very unfrequently has multifocal or multicentric presentation. We report the first known case of a multicentric, multifocal and recurrent osteoid osteoma treated using radiofrequency ablation.

Case Presentation: A 39-year-old man with two-year history of left hip pain was admitted at our Institution. Read More

Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2019 May 8;105(3):551-556. Epub 2019 Apr 8.

Service de chirurgie orthopédique infantile, centre hospitalier universitaire de Toulouse, 31000 Toulouse, France.

Background: Intra-medullary osteosclerosis of the tibia is a rare condition characterised by chronic pain due to diaphyseal hyperostosis with no detectable triggering factor. The main differential diagnoses are stress fracture and osteoid osteoma. Of the few cases reported to date, most were in adults. Read More

Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol 2019 May - Jun;63(3):165-172. Epub 2019 Mar 25.

Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España.

Objectives: 1) to set a reminder of the diagnostic approach to osteoid osteomas (OOs) of the foot; 2) to define the indications of treatment for hindfoot OOs.

Material And Method: 5 OOs were checked (3 cases located in the talus and two cases in calcaneus). The diagnosis was established by clinical and imaging data. Read More

J Bone Joint Surg Am 2019 Mar;101(6):486-493

Departments of Orthopedic Surgery (C.J.M., M.E.A., Y.J.K., Y.-M.Y., M.B.M., and B.E.H.) and Radiology (S.D.B.), Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Background: The etiology of hip pain in pediatric and adolescent patients can be unclear. Osteoid osteoma (OO) about the hip in children has only been described in case reports or small studies. The present study assessed the clinical presentation and diagnostic course, imaging, and treatment approaches in a large cohort of pediatric cases of OO about the hip. Read More

J Vasc Interv Radiol 2019 Mar 14. Epub 2019 Mar 14.

Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, 400 Parnassus Ave, A-367, San Francisco, CA 94143. Electronic address:

Purpose: To identify clinical and imaging variables associated with symptomatic recurrence of osteoid osteomas (OOs) treated with computerized tomography (CT)-guided radiofrequency (RF) ablation.

Materials And Methods: Seventy-one patients treated with the use of CT-guided RF ablation for OO at a single institution from July 2005 to May 2018 were included in this retrospective cohort analysis. Clinical data, including patient age, sex, race, and clinical outcomes, were collected from institutional electronic health records and telephone follow-up. Read More

Rev Prat 2018 05;68(5):525

Service de médecine nucléaire, CHU de Besançon, France.

Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech 2019 ;86(1):77-82

Oddělení ortopedie, Traumatologicko-ortopedické centrum, Krajská nemocnice Liberec.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Osteoid osteoma (OO) of the upper extremity is a rare pathology representing a major diagnostic challenge. The patients are often times incorrectly treated due to a misdiagnosis and therefore the final management of symptoms is delayed by several months. During this time the pain, which is the main symptom, increases. Read More

Skeletal Radiol 2019 Mar 6. Epub 2019 Mar 6.

Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Gazi Hastanesi, Besevler, 06500, Ankara, Turkey.

Objectives: We aimed to report the long-term outcomes of osteoid osteoma patients and to determine CT and dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging characteristics of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) treatment related changes of osteoid osteoma between follow-up periods.

Materials And Methods: Thirty patients (seven female, 23 male) who underwent CT-guided RFA of osteoid osteoma were included. Follow-up imaging examinations were divided into two subgroups; first (1-3 months) and second (> 6 months) periods. Read More

Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2019 6;9:631. Epub 2019 Feb 6.

Department of Biochemistry, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada, WI.

Background: Ataxia is diagnosed by typical features on examination suggestive of a cerebellar etiology and can invoke extensive diagnostic testing. Osteoid osteomas (OOs) are benign bone tumors of the lower limbs that occasionally present with focal neurological signs.

Case Report: A 3-year-old male presented with apparent progressive gait ataxia and non-specific leg pain. Read More

J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2018 Nov;108(6):523-527

This case report describes a well-documented birth and evolution of an osteoid osteoma at the talus. Although initial radiologic images indicate mild bone marrow edema at first (without nidus), subsequent magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomographic images reveal pathognomonic nidus at the talus. During the evolution of the lesion, typical night pain was coincident with the occurrence of the nidus, as seen on magnetic resonance imaging. Read More

Eur J Med Res 2019 Jan 21;24(1). Epub 2019 Jan 21.

Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Vatan Cd, Fatih, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey.

Background: OO (osteoid osteoma) is a common, osteoblastic, benign bone tumor but rarely seen in the hand region. There is still some debate about the diagnosis and treatment of hand OOs. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the epidemiology, radiologic features, surgical treatment options and functional outcomes. Read More

BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2019 Jan 8;20(1):17. Epub 2019 Jan 8.

Division of Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital Zagreb, Ulica Vjekoslava Klaica 16, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.

Background: Osteoid osteoma is a painful benign skeletal tumour of unknown aetiology. Most often it occurs in the long bones of extremities and responds well to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications. However, unusual localization and atypical presentation of this tumour might present a diagnostic challenge, especially if symptoms mimic that indicative of juvenile spondyloarthritis. Read More

Pediatr Radiol 2019 Apr 7;49(4):566-570. Epub 2019 Jan 7.

Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, M/S MA.7.220, PO Box 5371, Seattle, WA, 98145, USA.

Background: Image-guided percutaneous microwave ablation has been used to treat adult osteoid osteomas but has not been thoroughly evaluated in the pediatric population.

Objective: To evaluate the technical feasibility and clinical efficacy of microwave ablation to treat osteoid osteomas in pediatric patients.

Materials And Methods: The electronic medical record and imaging archive were reviewed for 24 consecutive patients who had undergone microwave ablation of osteoid osteomas between January 1, 2015, and May 31, 2018, at a single tertiary care pediatric hospital. Read More

Anticancer Res 2019 Jan;39(1):291-296

Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

Background/aim: Osteoid osteoma (OO) is a benign tumor characterized by the excessive formation of unmineralized bone matrix. It is mostly located in the long bones of the lower extremities or the spine, but can also occur in atypical locations.

Patients And Methods: Here we report on a rare case of OO in the mandible in an 18-year-old male patient with a simultaneous finding of a pilomatrixoma in the parietal region. Read More

Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2018 Dec 19. Epub 2018 Dec 19.

Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra , Pamplona, Navarra, España. Electronic address:

The aim of this review is to provide an updated perspective on different fields of radioguided surgery. With reference to the sentinel lymph node biopsy in oral squamous cell carcinoma, we present the results of the interactive debate held at the recent Congress of our specialty about the more relevant aspects of the London Consensus. Drainage peculiarities and indications according to the current guidelines on gynaecological tumours, endometrial and cervical cancer, are detailed and new scenarios for nuclear medicine physicians are presented; robotic surgery and hybrid tracers, for instance. Read More

J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2018 Dec 8;62(6):789-793. Epub 2018 Nov 8.

Ormiston Orthopaedics, Auckland, New Zealand.

Introduction: To report a series of patients with osteoid osteoma treated by radiofrequency ablation in whom no complications or recurrences occurred.

Methods: Over a 13-year period, 32 consecutive patients with osteoid osteoma were treated by radiofrequency ablation in an Australasian teaching centre.

Results: All patients had resolution of symptoms with no complication or recurrence. Read More

Semin Intervent Radiol 2018 Oct 5;35(4):324-332. Epub 2018 Nov 5.

Interventional Imaging, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, 1 place de l'Hôpital, Strasbourg Cedex, France.

Benign bone tumors consist of a wide variety of neoplasms that do not metastasize but can still cause local complications. Historical management of these tumors has included surgical treatment for lesion resection and possible mechanical stabilization. Initial percutaneous ablation techniques were described for osteoid osteoma management. Read More

Orthop Rev (Pavia) 2018 Sep 25;10(3):7496. Epub 2018 Sep 25.

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone-forming tumor with hallmark of tumor cells directly forming mature bone. Osteoid osteoma accounts for around 5% of all bone tumors and 11% of benign bone tumors with a male predilection. It occurs predominantly in long bones of the appendicular skeleton. Read More

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2019 Apr 19;46(4):1019-1036. Epub 2018 Oct 19.

Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.

Osteoid osteoma is a painful, benign, osteoblastic lesion that occurs in younger patients and affects the extremities or the axial skeleton. While plain film findings may suggest the diagnosis, in complex anatomical regions such as the spine, pelvis, wrist and foot advanced imaging modalities are often required. A typical nidus surrounded by sclerosis or cortical thickening characterizes osteoid osteoma on plain radiography and CT. Read More

World Neurosurg 2018 Dec 26;120:506-508. Epub 2018 Sep 26.

Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.

Background: An osteoid osteoma (OO) is a benign bone neoplasm that typically occurs in the long bone diaphysis. We found only 8 cases of OOs of the skull base in the literature, and none of them were located in the clivus.

Case Description: A 44-year-old female patient with a history of 2 previous transsphenoidal surgeries with partial removal of an OO of the clivus at another hospital, 11 and 4 years ago, presented to our department with recurrent progressive left-sided headache and facial pain over the past 6 months, which were aggravated at night. Read More

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018 Sep;22(17):5438-5446

Diagnostic Imaging Area, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Gemelli Foundation, School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to verify the effectiveness and complications occurrence of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the treatment of osteoid osteoma (OO) in non-operating room anesthesia (N.O.R. Read More

Orthopade 2019 Apr;48(4):343-347

Department of Orthopedics, Artificial Joints Engineering and Technology Research Center of Jiangxi Province and Multidisciplinary Therapy Center of Musculoskeletal Tumor, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 330006, Nangchang, Jiangxi, China.

Background: An osteoblastoma is a rare benign bone tumor characterized by formation of osteoid tissue and primitive bone and occurs more often in men than in women. They are often secondary to an osteoid osteoma and can be located at any site on the skeleton. Lesions generally involve the posterior elements of the spine, such as the pedicle and the lamina. Read More

Am J Rhinol Allergy 2018 Nov 22;32(6):465-472. Epub 2018 Aug 22.

3 Rick and Tina Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.

Background: Pediatric benign paranasal sinus osteoneogenic tumors have previously been difficult to treat due to the surgical constraints of the developing skull. Progression may lead to intracranial complications or orbital and optic nerve compression.

Objective: To assess the presentation and management of benign paranasal sinus osteoneogenic tumors. Read More

Orthopade 2018 Sep;47(9):717-721

Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Plastische Chirurgie Bereich Endoprothetik/Orthopädie, Universitätsklinik Leipzig AöR, Leipzig, Deutschland.

In patients with hip pain, clinical examination is of only restricted value in the differential diagnosis. Besides a patient's age, their medical history is often helpful in finding the correct diagnosis. Additionally, imaging can give valuable hints for excluding or validating a differential diagnosis. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Aug;97(33):e11725

Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.

Rationale: Multiple diaphyseal sclerosis (MDS), known as Ribbing disease, is a rare congenital bone disease resulting from autosomal recessive inheritance. The case study involved a 22-year-old female patient who had been diagnosed with chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis due to lack of knowledge about MDS. Previous studies reported rarely on this condition. Read More

AJR Am J Roentgenol 2018 Oct 7;211(4):856-860. Epub 2018 Aug 7.

2 Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe the use of a navigational bipolar radiofrequency ablation system for the treatment of spinal osteoid osteomas.

Conclusion: Safe and effective imaging-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of spinal osteomas can be performed using a multidirectional bipolar electrode system. Read More

Radiol Bras 2018 May-Jun;51(3):156-161

MD, PhD, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether chemical-shift magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could be useful in the diagnosis of osteoid osteoma when clinical and radiological tumor features are inconclusive.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 17 patients who underwent chemical-shift MRI for the evaluation of osteoid osteoma. For all patients, two musculoskeletal radiologists independently recorded signal intensities on in-phase and out-of-phase images in the nidus of the tumor, in abnormal-intensity bone marrow surrounding the lesion, and in normal-appearing bone marrow. Read More

Hip Int 2019 May 22;29(3):328-335. Epub 2018 Jun 22.

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška 9, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Aim: The aim was to present the surgical technique and clinical outcome in a series of patients treated with gamma-probe-assisted arthroscopic removal of osteoid osteoma in the hip joint.

Methods: The case series consisted of 10 patients diagnosed with osteoid osteoma of the hip, who were treated by arthroscopic nidus removal. An endoscopic gamma probe was used intraoperatively to locate the nidus and to control the extent of its removal. Read More

Rofo 2018 Nov 6;190(11):1070-1072. Epub 2018 Jun 6.

Department of Radiology, HELIOS-Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany.

J Surg Oncol 2018 Jun 3;117(8):1786-1798. Epub 2018 May 3.

Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center, Halifax Infirmary, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Bone tumors are relatively rare in the foot and ankle region. Many of them present as cystic lesions on plain films. Due to the relative rarity of these lesions and the complex anatomy of the foot and ankle region, identification of such lesions is often delayed or they get misdiagnosed and mismanaged. Read More

Future Oncol 2018 Dec 25;14(28):2945-2955. Epub 2018 Apr 25.

Department of Biotechnology & Applied Clinical Science, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.

Interventional radiology has experienced an exponential growth in the last years. Nowadays it is possible to treat painful benign lesions or metastases with optimal results in terms of pain management and disease control. Among the benign lesions, osteoid osteoma is the most frequently treated with minimal invasive techniques and the results are excellent. Read More

Eur Radiol 2018 Oct 12;28(10):4146-4150. Epub 2018 Apr 12.

Department of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2AP, UK.

Purpose: To assess the usefulness of epidural air injection during the RFA treatment of spinal osteoid osteoma.

Methods: A retrospective review of 17 patients who underwent RFA for spinal osteoid osteoma between September 2006 and May 2017 was performed. All the procedures were performed by a single radiologist. Read More

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2018 Sep 12;41(9):1384-1390. Epub 2018 Apr 12.

Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health Systems, Michigan Medicine, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.

Purpose: To compare technical success, complications, and long-term clinical success following radiofrequency ablation of osteoid osteomas in pediatric and adult patients.

Materials And Methods: Ninety-two patients underwent percutaneous computed tomography-guided radiofrequency ablation for osteoid osteomas including 54 pediatric (mean age 12.9 years) and 38 adult (mean age 24. Read More

World Neurosurg 2018 Jun 16;114:e713-e718. Epub 2018 Mar 16.

Skull Base Surgery Center, Department of Neurosurgery, XuanWu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. Electronic address:

Objective: To retrospectively analyze clinical data of 4 patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) secondary to osteoid osteoma (OO) of the petrous bone and discuss treatment for this rare disease.

Methods: Between January 2008 and December 2016, 4 patients in whom TN secondary to petrous bone OO was diagnosed received surgical treatment in Xuan Wu Hospital of Capital Medical University. We summarized the characteristics and treatments of this rare disease through retrospective review of the clinical information, imaging features, surgical details, and follow-up outcomes of the 4 patients. Read More

Skeletal Radiol 2018 Oct 14;47(10):1449-1453. Epub 2018 Mar 14.

MRI/CT Department, Ygia Polyclinic Hospital, 21 Nafpliou str., PO Box 56174, 3305, Limassol, Cyprus.

Osteoid osteomas of the wrist are relatively rare and the diagnosis is challenging due to atypical clinical features. We describe a case of an osteoid osteoma of the scaphoid bone associated with calcific tendinitis of the adjacent flexor carpi radialis tendon and periarticular soft tissue calcifications in a 21-year-old man presenting with radial-sided wrist pain. The lesion was successfully treated with CT-guided RF ablation. Read More

J Foot Ankle Surg 2018 Jul - Aug;57(4):826-832. Epub 2018 Mar 2.

Orthopedist, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address:

Foot and ankle osteoid osteomas (OOs) are often cancellous or subperiosteal and rarely present with a periosteal reaction. Additionally, the large number of disorders included in the differential diagnosis and the nonspecific findings on radiographs complicate the diagnosis. We performed a manual search of the senior surgeon's hospitals' operating room records for the terms "benign bone tumor," "foot," "ankle," and "osteoid osteoma" from January 2003 until December 2014. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2018 Feb 27;2018. Epub 2018 Feb 27.

Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA.

A minority of osteoid osteomas are found to be juxta-articular and within the small bones of the wrist. We present a 30-year-old man diagnosed with an osteoid osteoma of the lunate bone, presenting with 3 years of left wrist pain, swelling and reduced range of motion. Given the patient's background and laboratory testing, consideration was given to both inflammatory and infectious causes and the diagnosis was delayed, requiring repeat interval imaging and assisted by multiple imaging modalities. Read More

Am J Case Rep 2018 Feb 26;19:207-213. Epub 2018 Feb 26.

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Kokura Medical Center, Kyoto University, Kokura, Fukuoka, Japan.

BACKGROUND Osteoid osteomas are benign bone-forming tumors characterized by local inflammation and pain. They are also characterized by a small osteolytic lesion (nidus). Spondylolysis is a defect of the pars interarticularis, which may lead to stress fractures, and is a common cause of low back pain in adolescence. Read More

Skeletal Radiol 2018 Aug 15;47(8):1183-1189. Epub 2018 Feb 15.

Complejo Hospitalario Univeritario de Ferrol, A Coruña, Spain.

Osteoblastomatosis (OBLT), also referred to as multifocal osteoblastoma (OB), is an unusual and recently described entity consisting of multifocal tumors histologically consistent with osteoblastoma and osteoid osteoma (OO) but radiologically mimicking a vascular bone lesion. OBLT treatment is based on aggressive procedures, such as amputation, en bloc resection, and chemotherapy. Only one previously reported case was successfully treated following a multimodal approach consisting of curettage, cryotherapy, intravenous bisphosphonates, and radiofrequency ablation. Read More

J Hip Preserv Surg 2018 Jan 28;5(1):88-99. Epub 2017 Dec 28.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E. 70th St, New York, NY 10021, USA and.

Intra-articular osteoid osteoma (IAOO) of the hip is a relatively rare diagnosis, but one that can closely mimic symptomatic presentation of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). Although there are multiple case reports of osteoid osteoma (OO) in the hip, we present the largest case series of hip IAOO treated with hip arthroscopy and discuss limited patient-reported outcomes after treatment with hip arthroscopy. We retrospectively identified patients diagnosed with IAOO of the hip with confirmatory computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging or biopsy diagnoses of OO. Read More

World Neurosurg 2018 Apr 5;112:243-246. Epub 2018 Feb 5.

Department of Neurosurgery, Policlinico San Martino, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

Background: Osteoblastoma is a benign bone-forming tumor, sometimes locally invasive, that may involve any bone. The highest incidence is between 20 and 30 years of age, and there are no cases described in the elderly.

Methods: We report a case of an elderly patient with a lesion in the lumbar spine in which osteoblastoma diagnosis was made. Read More

Top Magn Reson Imaging 2018 Feb;27(1):39-44

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Musculoskeletal Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Minimally invasive procedures play a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment of many pediatric musculoskeletal conditions. Although computed tomography and fluoroscopy are commonly used for image guidance, the associated exposure to ionizing radiation is especially concerning in pediatric patients. Ultrasonography may be used successfully in a subset of interventions, but it is often not useful for complex, deep, and osseous targets. Read More

Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab 2017 Sep-Dec;14(3):363-367. Epub 2017 Dec 27.

Orthopedic Surgery Division, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.

Introduction: Radiofrequency ablation is an effective modality in treating osteoid osteoma while avoiding the complications of an open procedure. Its complications are usually self-limited consisting mostly of local skin burns. This report presents a major complication, a femur shaft fracture following an osteoid osteoma radiofrequency ablation. Read More

Eur Radiol 2018 Jun 2;28(6):2336-2344. Epub 2018 Jan 2.

Radiology Department, APHM, Marseille, France.

Purpose: To evaluate the technical feasibility and efficacy of percutaneous cryoablation for the treatment of osteoid osteoma (OO) in adults.

Methods And Materials: 21 patients (12 male and nine female; mean age, 29.9 years) who underwent CT-guided percutaneous cryoablation for the treatment of OO were retrospectively evaluated. Read More

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2018 03 15;45(3):509-510. Epub 2017 Dec 15.

Nuclear Medicine Department, Humanitas Clinical and Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy.

Med Phys 2018 Feb 25;45(2):506-519. Epub 2017 Dec 25.

Centre for Image Guided Innovation and Therapeutic Intervention, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada.

Purpose: Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is emerging as a treatment alternative for osteoid osteoma and painful bone metastases. This study describes a new simulation platform that predicts the distribution of heat generated by MRgFUS when applied to bone tissue.

Methods: Calculation of the temperature distribution was performed using two mathematical models. Read More

Indian J Radiol Imaging 2017 Jul-Sep;27(3):318-323

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of computed tomography (CT)-guided radiofrequency (RF) ablation as a minimally invasive therapy for osteoid osteoma.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of prospectively maintained data of 43 symptomatic osteoid osteoma patients who were treated by radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Forty out of 43 patients were naive cases and underwent primary treatment for osteoid osteoma with RFA, whereas 3 patients included in the study underwent RFA for local recurrence after having undergone surgical treatment. Read More

Acta Med Croatica 2016 09;70(3):191-5

With this clinical observation we would like to bring to mind osteoid osteoma as a possible cause of problems of distal phalanx of the fingers. Osteoid osteoma occurs rarely at this location and has atypical presentation. The main symptoms are swelling and redness of the fingertip with nail deformity, while typical night pain may not be present. Read More

Acta Clin Croat 2016 09;55(3):505-9

Osteoid osteoma (OO) is the most common benign osteogenic bone tumor that predominantly affects young adults. OO is commonly localized in long bones, and therefore, it is rarely considered in differential diagnosis of chronic shoulder pain. We report a case of a 22-year-old male athlete, without history of previous trauma, who presented to our Department with chronic shoulder pain, which escalated during the night and responded to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug treatment. Read More