title: Painless osteoid osteoma of the finger in a child. Case report.
abstract: The authors report the case of an 8-year-old child presenting with painless swelling of the middle phalanx of the ring finger. Radiology demonstrated simple hypertrophy of cortical bone with a clear zone. Bone biopsy showed the typical features of osteoid osteoma. Osteoid osteoma is rarely painless and generally corresponds to a superficial tumour (hand, foot, skull and thorax).
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, U.Z. Pellenberg, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spaepen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zachee
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fabry
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005385:Fingers / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography