Orhan Özbek1, Alaaddin Nayman1, Osman Koç1, Ahmet Küçükapan1, Seda Özbek2, Ülkü Kerimoğlu1

1Selcuk University Meram School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Konya, Turkey;
2Selcuk University Selcuklu School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Konya, Turkey;

Keywords: Ablation techniques; finger phalanges; osteoid osteoma.

Abstract

Osteoid osteoma, a benign bone tumor, is characterized by a generally less than 1 cm nidus surrounded by a zone of reactive sclerosis. It is frequently located in the femur and tibia; on the other hand in up to 5% of cases it may be presented in upper extremities. In previous years, its treatment was usually open surgery with en-bloc resection or curettage of the tumor. Various minimal invasive percutaneous treatments including radiofrequency ablation became popular in last years. In this report, the difficulties encountered during radiofrequency ablation treatment in small bones is described in a 19-year-old female case of osteoid osteoma.