title: [Osteoid osteoma in the distal phalanx of the thumb].
abstract: We present a rare case of osteoid osteoma in the distal phalanx of the thumb. Symptoms had started seven months prior with pain and swelling and later progressed to enlargement of the nail. The patient lacked the classic symptoms of nocturnal pain and relief from NSAID. The ostoid osteoma was located in relation to the physis and was on the initial X-rays believed to be normal closure of the physis. MRI showed abnormality but the CT scan gave the right diagnosis and was used to plan en-bloc surgery.
authors.affiliation: Risvangen 39, 2700 Brønshøj. jespersonntag@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Jesper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sonntag
authors.forename: Dorte
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Engelund
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; 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; D013933:Thumb / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed