Osteoid osteoma

Case contributed by Aneta Kecler-Pietrzyk , 22 May 2017
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Ian Bickle, 24 May 2017

Updates to Case Attributes

Presentation was changed:
20 years old-year-old male patient referred by GP with ongoing left mid calf pain which is aggravating at night. No prior medical or surgical history.

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Extensive cortical thickening and reactive sclerosis involving medial aspect of the distal diaphysis of the tibia.

There is an impression of a small central cortical lucency suggestive of smalltiny nidus.

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Intense delayed focal uptake seen in the medial left mid tibial cortex correlating with the thick periostal reaction on x-ray.

At the epicentre of the increased uptake lies a 5 mm hypodense lesion located in the medial tibial cortex consistent with nidus of an osteoid osteoma. 

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