title: Hamatum osteoblastoma.
abstract: We report the case of an osteoblastoma of the hamate bone that was successfully treated by curettage. This tumor is very rare in a carpal bone and only nine cases have been reported in the literature. Pathological examination is mandatory before treatment due to the lack of distinctive clinical and radiological features. Osteoblastomas are benign, but potentially aggressive bone tumors. Treatment of the lesion may either be a conservative "intralesional resection" or radical "wide en bloc resection". The latter option, which has non-negligible functional consequences in the wrist, should be reserved for recurrence after curettage but may also be considered a primary immediate alternative for aggressive forms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Traumatology, Habib Bourguiba Teaching Medical Center and Sfax Faculty of Medicine, el Aïn Higway km 0.5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gdoura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trigui
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ellouze
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Hamed
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ayadi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Keskes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003475:Curettage; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D051225:Hamate Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018215:Osteoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography