A rare cause of foot pain: Osteoid osteoma of the cuboid bone

Osteoid osteoma is a common benign primary bone tumor. Patients frequently present with pain. There are cases reported in various bones in the literature. It is useful to keep in mind the osteoid osteoma in the differential diagnosis of patients with limb pain. The thin section computed tomography will be usefull when we suspect osteoid osteoma. In the literature we have reached three cases of osteoid osteoma related with cuboid bone. We present a case of osteoid osteoma in a 26-year-old patient in cuboid bone due to unusual foot pain.

Nadir Bir Ayak Aðrýsý Sebebi: Kuboid Kemikte Osteoid Osteoma

Osteoid osteoma, sýk görülen benign karakterli primer kemik tümörüdür. Hastalar sýklýkla aðrý þikayeti ile baþvururlar. Literatürde vücudun çeþitli kemiklerinde bildirilmiþ olgu sunumlarý mevcuttur. Ekstremite aðrýsý yakýnmasý olan hastalarýn ayýrýcý tanýsýnda osteoid osteomayý aklýmýzýn bir köþesinde tutmak faydalý olacaktýr. Osteoid osteomadan þüphelendiðimizde yapýlacak ince kesit BT taný konulmasýnda yararlýdýr. Literatürde 3 adet kuboid kemik tutulumu görülen osteoid osteoma vakasýna ulaþabildik. Bu yazýda, geçmeyen ayak aðrýsý nedeniyle baþvuran 26 yaþýnda hastada kuboid kemikte saptanan osteoid osteoma vakasýný sunmaktayýz.