title: Osteoid osteoma of the trapezium: case report.
abstract: Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor representing approximately 10% of all benign bone tumors. Although osteoid osteoma of the long bones and carpus is frequent, the location in the trapezium is extremely rare. We found only one other report in the literature regarding osteoid osteoma of the trapezium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology and the Department of Pathology, Gaziosmanpasa University Medical School, Tokat, Turkey. borabostan@gmail.com
authors.forename: Bora
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bostan
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Taner
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gunes
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: Resit Dogan
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Koseoglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D051222:Trapezium Bone / Q000473:pathology*