title: Osteoid osteoma of the patella. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Osteoid osteoma is a benign, bone-forming tumor. The diaphyses of the long bones are the sites of predilection (at least 50% of all cases occurring in the femur and the tibia). Also this lesion has a male preponderance and the majority of cases present in the second and third decade. We represent an unusual localization of osteoid osteoma in the patella of a 51-year old woman.
authors.affiliation: Hippocration General Hospital Dept of Radiology, Athens, Greece. red-raa@ath.fortnet.gr
authors.forename: Athanasios N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Chalazonitis
authors.forename: Anastasia C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Tilentzoglou
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Condilis
authors.forename: Joannie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tzovara
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Porfyridis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ptohis
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010329:Patella / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*