The rare aggressive osteoblastoma in a two year old child in an unusual localization

• Published in: Journal of bone oncology Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 89 - 91
• Main Authors: Chatterjee, Debdutta, Mukhopadhyay, Kiran Kumar, Kumar, Sanjay, Chakraborty, Sudipta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier GmbH 01.06.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aggressive osteoblastoma; Case Report; Clinico-radiological feature; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; Histolopathological feature; Right 3rd metacarpal shaft; Surgical management; Surgical management; Clinico-radiological feature; Aggressive osteoblastoma; Right 3rd metacarpal shaft; Histolopathological feature
• ISSN: 2212-1374; 2212-1366; 2212-1374
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jbo.2013.02.001

Abstract A rare bone tumor of 3rd metacarpal bone in a male child aged 2 years is being described. The patent presented with a gradually increasing, painful swelling over the dorsum of right hand which radiologically revealed an expansile, radioluscent mass, in 3rd metacarpal shaft with cortical destruction. The clinic-radiological differential diagnosis was aggressive cartilage tumor or an osteomyelitis. Histological examination of surgical biopsy material revealed randomly arranged woven bone lined by epithelioid osteoblast and after correlating the clinic-radiological features the diagnosis was an aggressive osteoblastoma. Appropriate diagnosis of such a rare tumor in an unusual location and age group facilitate adequate management by surgery alone without radiotherapy or chemotherapy.