Osteoid Osteoma of a Mecacarpal Bone: Case Report

Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone forming lesion, which was firstly described by Jaffe in 1935.[1] The lesion is believed to be a localized exaggeration of intramembra-neous ossification.[2,3] They make up approximately 10% of benign bone tumors. Osteoid osteoma, often present-ing in second and third decades, was reported to usually affect long tubular bones.[4] Osteoid osteoma was report-ed to be typically a radiolucent lesion developed by intracortical, periosteal, and endosteal bone formation with or without calcification.[5] Osteoid osteoma is rarely seen at hand and wrist region, which was reported to be 6-13%. The commonly affected bones in the order of On altı yaşındaki bayan olgumuz beşinci metakarp üzerinde yaklaşık bir senedir geceleri artan, salisilatlara cevap veren ağrı şikayeti ile polikliniğimize başvurdu