title: Osteoid osteoma of the rib: a case report.
abstract: A case of a 6-year-old boy with a painful dorsal scoliosis secondary to an osteoid osteoma in a rib is described. Surgical excision was performed and the scoliosis decreased. Such cases are very rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Vandoeuvreles-Nancy, France.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hoeffel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lascombes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delgoffe
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aymard
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Galloy
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012272:Ribs