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Rheumatology 2002; 41: 585-586
© 2002 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Osteoid osteoma: a case for conservative management

M. Feletar and S. Hall

Cabrini Medical Centre, 183 Wattletree Road, Malvern 3144, Australia

SIR, Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumour with a predilection for long bones, occurring predominantly in children and young adults. The conventional paradigm holds that, once suspected on clinical and radiological grounds, surgical excision is necessary, both for its cure and to exclude other, more sinister pathologies. We report the case of a 17-yr-old male with a classical clinical picture of osteoid osteoma, managed conservatively, and review evidence that contemporary radiological studies frequently allow confident identification without biopsy. This case adds to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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