title: Unusual localization of an osteoid osteoma.
abstract: We report a case of a sternal osteoid osteoma in a 39-year-old man. This localization is very rare and to our knowledge not described in literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, König-Ludwig Haus Würzburg, Brettreichstr. 11, 97084, Würzburg, Germany. o-rolf.klh@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rolf
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ettl
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raab
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome