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Osteoid osteoma

Case contributed by Mohammad Osama Hussein Yonso
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Nocturnal left hip pain which wakes the patient , subsided by analgesics

Patient Data

Age: 7 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Radiographs show increased cortical thickness involving the lower third  of femoral shaft  

There is also focal round lucente / lytic focus within the center of the sclerotic lesion suggestive of a nidusLeg length discrepancy due to the lesion 

Bilateral coxa valga

Case Discussion

Osteoid osteoma is a type of benign bone tumor

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