Neoplastic Process
osteoid osteoma
[ os-tee-oid os-tee-oh-muh ]
Subclass of:
Osteoma
Definitions related to osteoid osteoma:
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A bening tumor of bone composed of a central zone named nidus which is an atypical bone completely enclosed within a well vascularized stroma and a peripheral sclerotic reaction zone.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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A small, benign, bone-forming neoplasm that can arise from any bone but more frequently affects the long bones. The central portion of the neoplasm (nidus) contains differentiated osteoblasts which produce osteoid and sometimes bone. The lesion is usually surrounded by hypervascular sclerotic bone and has limited growth potential. Clinical signs and symptoms include pain and localized tenderness, at the site of the lesion. The pain may be intense but in the majority of cases it is completely alleviated by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Prognosis is excellent and recurrences are rare.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(osteoma, osteoid) A benign osteoblastic tumor with central vascularized nidus surrounded by normal reactive bone. It occurs especially in second decade of life most commonly in the femoral neck but can occur in any bone and any site within a bone.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Background Osteoid osteoma is a benign osteoblastic tumor that Bergstrand first described in 1930. Jaffe described it in 1935 and was the first to recognize it as a unique entity.WebMD, 2019
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