Osteoid Osteoma of the Skull

Abstract

1. A case of osteoid osteoma of the skull is reported, with characteristic clinical, radiological and pathological features. 2. Osteoid osteoma of the skull has not previously been reported.

Osteoid osteoma of the mastoid tip

“…Two were in the frontal bone [3,4], one involved the squamous portion of the temporal bone [5], one was in the parietal bone [6], and one in the occiput was imaged only by radionuclide bone scanning with normal skull radiographs [7]. Excluding a very few cases in the jaws and face, we have found only five reports of osteoid osteoma in the skull.…”

Bone Lesions

“…Patients with cervical spine involvement may have limitation of neck movement or a scoliosis associated with torticollis. 19,23 Osteoid osteoma should be considered in any young patient who has persistent neck pain or painful scoliosis, and appropriate radiologic studies should be instituted. 18,19 In the absence of abnormal radiologic studies, the duration of symptoms before diagnosis may be quite long, with some patients having symptoms for several years.…”