Osteoid osteoma

Case contributed by Ahmed Abdrabou , 6 May 2013
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Craig Hacking, 7 Dec 2015

Updates to Case Attributes

Diagnostic Certainty was set to .
Age changed from 17 years old to 17.

References changed:

  • 1. Chai JW, Hong SH, Choi JY et-al. Radiologic diagnosis of osteoid osteoma: from simple to challenging findings. Radiographics. 2010;30 (3): 737-49. <a href="http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/30/3/737.full">Radiographics (full text)</a> - <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rg.303095120">doi:10.1148/rg.303095120</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20462991">Pubmed citation</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>
  • Chai JW, Hong SH, Choi JY et-al. Radiologic diagnosis of osteoid osteoma: from simple to challenging findings. Radiographics. 2010;30 (3): 737-49. <a href="http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/30/3/737.full">Radiographics (full text)</a> - <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rg.303095120">doi:10.1148/rg.303095120</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20462991">Pubmed citation</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

The patient's ankle was placed in a cast

. Small rounded well defined lytic nidus involving the talus showing foci of calcification inside and surrounded by sclerosis

Images Changes:

Image CT (bone window) ( update )

Perspective was set to Axial.

Image CT (bone window) ( update )

Perspective was set to Sagittal.

Image CT (bone window) ( update )

Perspective was set to Coronal.

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