Periosteal osteoid osteoma of the distal femur

Periosteal osteoid osteoma is extremely rare. The diagnosis is not always clear. We report a case of periosteal osteoid osteoma arising from the posterior surface of the right distal femur in a 21-year-old woman. After careful evaluation and excisional biopsy, histological examination confirmed the...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Fahd Amar, Salma Almoubaker, Badr Chbani, Sanae Chahbouni, Amine Marzouki, Afaf Amarti, Fawzi Boutayeb
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Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2010-07-01
Series:Orthopedic Reviews
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/1742
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spelling doaj-433a3a8434614e87893e8f880fd55f942021-05-02T19:27:42ZengOpen Medical PublishingOrthopedic Reviews2035-82372035-81642010-07-0122e15e1510.4081/or.2010.e151217Periosteal osteoid osteoma of the distal femurMohammed Fahd Amar0Salma AlmoubakerBadr ChbaniSanae ChahbouniAmine MarzoukiAfaf AmartiFawzi BoutayebDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery A, UH Hassan II, Fes, MoroccoPeriosteal osteoid osteoma is extremely rare. The diagnosis is not always clear. We report a case of periosteal osteoid osteoma arising from the posterior surface of the right distal femur in a 21-year-old woman. After careful evaluation and excisional biopsy, histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of osteoid osteoma, showing the nidus, surrounding osteosclerosis, and catarrhal synovitis. The lesion was treated successfully with excision of the nidus.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/1742Periostealosteoid osteomafemurnidus.
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author Mohammed Fahd Amar
Salma Almoubaker
Badr Chbani
Sanae Chahbouni
Amine Marzouki
Afaf Amarti
Fawzi Boutayeb
spellingShingle Mohammed Fahd Amar
Salma Almoubaker
Badr Chbani
Sanae Chahbouni
Amine Marzouki
Afaf Amarti
Fawzi Boutayeb
Periosteal osteoid osteoma of the distal femur
Orthopedic Reviews
Periosteal
osteoid osteoma
femur
nidus.
author_facet Mohammed Fahd Amar
Salma Almoubaker
Badr Chbani
Sanae Chahbouni
Amine Marzouki
Afaf Amarti
Fawzi Boutayeb
author_sort Mohammed Fahd Amar
title Periosteal osteoid osteoma of the distal femur
title_short Periosteal osteoid osteoma of the distal femur
title_full Periosteal osteoid osteoma of the distal femur
title_fullStr Periosteal osteoid osteoma of the distal femur
title_full_unstemmed Periosteal osteoid osteoma of the distal femur
title_sort periosteal osteoid osteoma of the distal femur
publisher Open Medical Publishing
series Orthopedic Reviews
issn 2035-8237
2035-8164
publishDate 2010-07-01
description Periosteal osteoid osteoma is extremely rare. The diagnosis is not always clear. We report a case of periosteal osteoid osteoma arising from the posterior surface of the right distal femur in a 21-year-old woman. After careful evaluation and excisional biopsy, histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of osteoid osteoma, showing the nidus, surrounding osteosclerosis, and catarrhal synovitis. The lesion was treated successfully with excision of the nidus.
topic Periosteal
osteoid osteoma
femur
nidus.
url http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/1742
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