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Case Reports
. 2015 Nov 4;47(5):656-8.
doi: 10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30019-7. eCollection 2012 Sep-Oct.

OSTEOID OSTEOMA IN SCAPHOID: CASE REPORT

Antônio Lourenço Severo  1 , Raimundo de Araújo Filho  1 , Rulby Puentes  1 , Marcelo Barreto Lemos  1 , Paulo Faiad Piluski  1 , Osvandré Lech  2
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OSTEOID OSTEOMA IN SCAPHOID: CASE REPORT

Antônio Lourenço Severo et al. Rev Bras Ortop. .

Abstract

Osteoid osteoma is a benign osteoblastic tumor that is unusual in the hand. A location in the carpal bones is infrequent, which leads to errors in diagnosing it because of polymorphism of the clinical symptoms. Reviewing the literature shows that nine cases of osteoid osteoma in the scaphoid have been reported. Here, one case of osteoid osteoma in the scaphoid that was initially treated as De Quervain's stenosing tenosynovitis is reported, with a definitive diagnosis that was delayed for five years.

Keywords: Diagnostic Imaging; Osteoma, Osteoid; Scaphoid Bone.

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Figure 1
Previous surgical incision in left wrist for treatment as De Quervain's stenosing tenosynovitis.
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Figure 2
Simple radiographic examination showing a suspicious well-delimited oval radiolucent area of approximately 1 cm in diameter, with a central dark point (niche) in the left scaphoid.
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Figure 3
Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrating reactive sclerosis surrounding central radiolucency (niche), thus leading to the diagnostic hypothesis of osteoid osteoma in the scaphoid.
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Figure 4
Excisional resection with curettage by means of the same dorsolateral access as used for the previous incision.
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Figure 5
Surgical specimen with radiographic representation by means of image intensifier.
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Figure 6
Histological image of the resected lesion.
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Figure 7
Radiographic examination after follow-up of 15 months, showing absence of lesions.
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