title: Osteoid osteoma of the distal thumb phalanx: a case report.
abstract: Osteoid osteomas of the hand are uncommon. Particularly, location in the thumb and involvement of the distal phalanx are very rarely reported. Long diagnostic delay and inadequate treatment are typical, since clinical features may mimic other causes more frequently found in the same site (post-traumatic, infective, rheumatic, neoplastic conditions, regional pain syndrome) and even the nail morphology may be altered, as in the reported case (watch-glass deformity). A case of an osteoid osteoma of the distal thumb phalanx in a 27-year-old man is presented, along with its clinical, radiographic and CT findings. In the Authors' opinion, curettage should be considered the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Via Pupilli 1, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni Luigi
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Di Gennaro
authors.forename: Manuele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lampasi
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bosco
authors.forename: Onofrio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Donzelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003475:Curettage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013933:Thumb / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome