title: Painless osteoid osteoma in a metacarpal.
abstract: Osteoid osteoma is a benign primary tumour of bone occurring in the first two decades of life. It presents with pain and is uncommon in the hand, particularly so in the metacarpals. We report a painless osteoid osteoma affecting a metacarpal.
authors: Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Basu
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Basu
authors: J K
authors: JK
authors: Dowell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography