title: Thorn-induced granuloma of the medial cuneiform.
abstract: A lytic lesion of the medial cuneiform of a 10-year-old boy was explored surgically, and a date palm thorn was identified. Histology revealed an aseptic granuloma. Even in the absence of a definite history of trauma, an organic foreign body lesion should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a lytic lesion of bone.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Orthopedics, London, England.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maffulli
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fixsen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008682:Metatarsal Bones; D014197:Trees