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TUMORS OF BONE AND OF SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE

HENRY W. MEYERDING, M.D.; FORREST L. FLASHMAN, M.D.; ROBERT D. MUSSEY, Jr., M.D.; ARNULF R. PILS, M.D.; JESSE P. CHAPMAN, Jr., M.D.; JAMES D. ROGERS, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1950;60(1):170-181.

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BENIGN OSTEOGENIC TUMORS

Osteoid-Osteoma.

—Hamilton¹ reviews the literature and the clinical picture and points out that sclerosis may obscure the nidus on roentgenologic examination unless overexposure and several views are employed. He further brings out that more sclerosis occurs when the lesion is in the cortex than when it is in the medulla. In differential diagnosis, osteoid-osteoma may be distinguished from Garré's osteomyelitis, Brodie's abscess, osteogenic sarcoma or Ewing's tumor. Hamilton reports 5 cases; in 2 the lesion occurred in the tibia, and in 1 each it occurred in the humerus, the talus and the second cervical vertebra.

Ed. Note.

—We agree that roentgenograms made at several different angles will often bring out the nidus, which otherwise might be overlooked.]

Jaffe² reports that an osteoid-osteoma is a small, oval or round, nidus-like benign neoplasm of bone, usually not more than 1 cm. in diameter. Men are affected twice . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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ROCHESTER, MINN.

From the Section on Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic.

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