Osteoid osteoma of the patella Case report and review of the literature
Athanasios N. Chalazonitis 1, Anastasia C. Tilentzoglou 2, Nicolas Condilis 5, Joannie Tzovara 4, Petros Porfyridis 3, Nikolaos Ptohis 3
Affiliations
Article Info
1 Department of Radiology, “Hippocration” General Hospital
2 Sports Injuries Department, “KAT” Hospital
3 Department of Radiology, “Alexandra” General Hospital
4 Department of Radiology, “IASO” General Hospital
5 Department of Familiar Medicine, “ Saint Panteleimon ” General State Hospital of Nikaia – Piraeus, Greece
Abstract
Osteoid osteoma is a benign, bone-forming tumor. The diaphyses of the long bones are the sites of predilection (at least 50% of all cases occurring in the femur and the tibia). Also this lesion has a male preponderance and the majority of cases present in the second and third decade. We represent an unusual localization of osteoid osteoma in the patella of a 51-year old woman.
Keywords
- Osteoid osteoma of patella
- MRI – gadolinium contrast administration