defining characteristics
Pain in femur/tibia/vertebrae @ night, relieved by NSAIDs BENIGN
>2cm? Osteoblastoma
disease development
potential causes
epidemiology
Males age 10-25
risk factors
labimaging
Histology? central nidus of woven, hemorrhagic bone surrounded by reactive sclerosis
CT? sclerotic bone on outside w/ pinpoint middle nidus
conventional treatment
Remove to prevent recurrence