[Diagnostic image (93). A boy with a painful leg swelling. Osteoid osteoma].
A 13-year-old boy presented with a swelling on his left lower leg and suffered from pain, which was almost immediately relieved by acetylsalicylic acid. Roentgenographic and histologic appearance demonstrated an osteoid osteoma in the tibia.
Meijer-Jorna
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Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, afd. Pathologie, Postbus 95.500, 1090 HM Amsterdam.
Slingerland
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Blaauwgeers
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D000293:Adolescent; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D001241:Aspirin