title: Ablation of osteoid osteomas with a percutaneously placed electrode: a new procedure.
abstract: Osteoid osteoma is a benign, self-limited tumor of bone that usually requires surgical excision for relief of pain and to prevent long-term consequences. Radio-frequency electrodes have been successfully and safely used to ablate small areas of the central nervous system and to perform ablation elsewhere in the body. The authors have used this technique in four patients with proved or presumptive osteoid osteoma, completely relieving the symptoms in three.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Springfield
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed