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Osteoid osteoma of the ribs-Is image intensifier or bone scintigraphy a mandatory diagnostic tool-A case report with Review of literature

“…OOs may affect any bone, but more than half of the tumours occur in the long bones of the lower extremities. The frequency of OOs affecting the ribs is extremely low (1-1.4%), with only 14 reported cases with surgical intervention to date [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. Our case had presented itself at an age which is beyond the normal age group of incidence [3].…”

“…The common principle for operative treatment of OO is thorough resection of the nidus, but incomplete resection could lead to local recurrence [20] . Although the ribs are easily accessed, the reported lengths of en bloc resection of the nidus ranged from 5 to 9.5 cm, which is significantly wider than the size of the nidus, that have led to varying reports of functional impairments [3,[5][6][7]. Klonecke et al [20] reported that intraoperative scanning has evolved because of the excessively wide excision necessary in the past that had to be planned to help guarantee complete removal of the lesion.…”

“…As per the available literature of the 15 cases of rib osteomas reported so far, we have come to the following consensus [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] as in Table 1.…”

“…Pre-operative CT imaging was used by all authors [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. No data was available in case of 4 reports [5,9,11,13]. In the case reported by Veluvolu et al [7], CT scan had missed the lesion pre-operatively [7], that later had to be confirmed by scintigraphy.…”

Osteoid Osteoma of the Ribs - Is Image Intensifier or Bone Scintigraphy a Mandatory Diagnostic Tool - A Case report with Review of Literature

“…The resected 7 th rib showed the osteosclerotic lesion this time on X ray (Figure 3b). On CT scan Osteoid osteomas looks as well-demarcated core of size less than 1 cm with surrounding zone of reactive bone formation [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. The pain of osteoid osteoma worsens in the night and responds well to nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs.…”