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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr;26(75):115-8.

Osteoid osteoma presenting as a painful solitary skull lesion: a case report

Mohammad Saeed Ahmadi  1 , Mohammad Ahmadi  1 , Arash Dehghan  2
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Case Reports

Osteoid osteoma presenting as a painful solitary skull lesion: a case report

Mohammad Saeed Ahmadi et al. Iran J Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Introduction: Osteomas are asymptomatic and rare slow growing bony tumors in temporal bone, and should be taken into account in differential diagnosis of the osteolytic solitary skull lesions. Sometimes is associated with pain and functional loss. Only a few cases have been reported.

Case report: We describe a case of an osteoid osteoma of the temporal bone (mastoid) in a 31-year-old woman presenting as painful solitary tumor of calvarium and its management. The resection of whole bony tumor was performed using the retroauricular approach. Pathologic evaluation revealed the osteoid osteoma.

Conclusion: Although osteoid osteoma of the temporal bone is rare, it should be taken into account in differential diagnosis of the osteolytic skull lesions. Treatment is indicated for symptomatic osteomas or cosmetic reasons.

Keywords: Osteoid; Osteoma; Skull; Temporal Bone.

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CT Scans Revealing an Osteolytic Lesion With Erosion of the Inner and Outer Skull Tables, and Expansion of the Diploic Space in the Right Temporal Area
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Osteoid Osteoma Intraoperative
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The Tumor Is Composed of Interweaving Trabeculae of Osteoid and Bone Tined by Osteoblasts and a Few Osteoclasts With a Loose Stromal Vascular Connective Tissue Background
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