Symptoms
The most common symptoms of an Osteoid Osteoma are:
- dull pain that escalates to severe at night
- limping
- muscle atrophy
- bowing deformity
- swelling
- increased or decreased bone growth
The most common symptom is pain that can be relieved with over the counter pain medication in the beginning. After the benign tumor develops further the pain can not be alleviated with medication and minor to severe swelling starts to occur. Although, in some cases the pain level remains the same for years, and regular NSAIDs intake keeps the pain at bay. The tumor is often found through x-ray imaging. "Conventional radiographs reveal a well-demarcated lytic lesion (nidus) surrounded by a distinct zone of sclerosis" that allow doctors to identify the tumor.
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