• The Journal of the Korean bone and joint tumor society
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.34-38
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• 2004

We report an unusual case of osteoblastoma in the distal fibula in a 32-year-old man. Radiographs showed a ballooning lesion with internal trabeculation. MR images demonstrated a lobulated expanding lesion of central heterogeneous low signal intensity with enhancement. Curettage specimen was composed of abundant thick, pink osteoid without mineralization. The osteoid seams were lined by plump osteoblasts and a few giant cells. Focally, a fine unmineralized lace-like osteoid was seen.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.165-171
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• 1993

• The Journal of the Korean bone and joint tumor society
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.111-115
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• 1996

Benign osteoblastoma, a rare tumor which forms osteoid and woven bone, represents 3% of benign and 1% of all primary bone tumors. It can involve anywhere in the axial skeleton, which is most common in the spine (34%). But the lesion of the calcaneus is extremely rare. The ratio of males to females is 2:1, with 80 percent of the patients being under thirty years of age. Pain is the most common symptom and rarely pathologic fracture. Osteoblastoma is a benign tumor but has a high recurrence rate after intracapsular malignant change. Therefore, choice of surgical procedure is the 'enbloc' resection. Authors have experienced a case of osteoblastoma developed in calcaneus. The treatment was wide resection and triple arthrodesis. We have reported here the case in which osteoblastoma occured in calcaneus of the right foot.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.364-368
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• 2000

Typical osteoblastoma is generally considered to be a rare benign primary bone tumor that is seen primarily in children and young adults and curable by complete excision. However, the recurrence, aggressive behavior, or malignant transformation of this lesion was reported in some cases. It is reported that the malignant or aggressive osteoblatoma is really osteoblastoma-like osteosarcoma. Therefore, although this lesion is diagnosed as benign histologically. the operator must observe the postoperative course carefully. This article is to report a case of osteoblastoma-like osteosarcoma occurred in the mandible of 22 years old male patient with literature review.