Osteoid Osteoma of the Capitate: A Case Report and Literature Review

Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor that rarely affects the carpal bones. Because of its nonspecific presentation in the wrist, it remains a diagnostic challenge. We report an unusual case of osteoid osteoma in the capitate where the diagnosis was delayed and the presentation was that of an aggre...

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Autores principales: Al Shaikhi, Abdullah, Hébert-Davies, Jonah, Moser, Thomas, Maillot, Émilie, Danino, Alain M.
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Publicado: Open Science Company, LLC 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19823564
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author Al Shaikhi, Abdullah
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Moser, Thomas
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Danino, Alain M.
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description Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor that rarely affects the carpal bones. Because of its nonspecific presentation in the wrist, it remains a diagnostic challenge. We report an unusual case of osteoid osteoma in the capitate where the diagnosis was delayed and the presentation was that of an aggressive natured lesion with considerable functional incapacitation. Diagnosis was made by computed tomographic scan of the wrist and surgical excision lead to a dramatic relief of symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-27447662009-10-10 Osteoid Osteoma of the Capitate: A Case Report and Literature Review Al Shaikhi, Abdullah Hébert-Davies, Jonah Moser, Thomas Maillot, Émilie Danino, Alain M. Eplasty Article Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor that rarely affects the carpal bones. Because of its nonspecific presentation in the wrist, it remains a diagnostic challenge. We report an unusual case of osteoid osteoma in the capitate where the diagnosis was delayed and the presentation was that of an aggressive natured lesion with considerable functional incapacitation. Diagnosis was made by computed tomographic scan of the wrist and surgical excision lead to a dramatic relief of symptoms. Open Science Company, LLC 2009-09-10 /pmc/articles/PMC2744766/ /pubmed/19823564 Text en Copyright © 2009 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article whereby the authors retain copyright of the work. The article is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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