Osteoid osteoma
Diagnosis certain
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Presentation
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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.
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Findings
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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.
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Findings
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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.