Case Report
Year: 2020 | Month: May | Volume: 7 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 207-210
Osteoid Osteoma of Proximal Phalanx of Right Great Toe: A Rare Entity
B. Syam Sundara Rao1, Vissa Shanthi1, Nandam Mohan Rao2, Bhavana Grandhi2, Sujitha3, Divya Tejaswi Gopidesi4
1Professor, 2Associate professor, 3Assistant Professor, 4Tutor,
Department of pathology, Narayana Medical College, Nellore (A.P), India
Corresponding Author: B. Syam Sundara Rao
ABSTRACT
Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor rarely seen in the foot and predominantly affects males in second and third decade of life. This tumor mainly occurs in long bones of lower extremities such as femur and Tibia but hand and foot are considered rare and uncommon sites. We present a 24 year old male with osteoid osteoma involving right great toe who presented with swelling and pain over right great toe.
Keywords: Osteoid osteoma, benign tumor, great toe
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