Painless osteoid osteoma in a metacarpal.
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.
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Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK.
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Dowell
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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