Published in:
01-03-2007 | Case Report
Osteoblastomatosis of bone. A benign, multifocal osteoblastic lesion, distinct from osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma, radiologically simulating a vascular tumor
Authors:
Michael Kyriakos, Georges Y. El-Khoury, Douglas J. McDonald, Joseph A. Buckwalter, Murali Sundaram, Barry DeYoung, Michael P. O’Brien
Published in:
Skeletal Radiology
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Issue 3/2007
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Abstract
Two adult patients are described with multifocal osteolytic lesions radiologically simulating a vascular tumor. One patient had multiple bones involved. Histologically, the individual lesions had the features of the nidus of osteoid osteoma/osteoblastoma. A review of the English language medical literature yielded only one other reported case with similar features. The process is designated as osteoblastomatosis to indicate its bone-forming character, prominent osteoblast proliferation, and multiplicity. The cases are distinguished from multifocal/multicentric osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma, and from benign and malignant vascular tumors.