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Soft tissue edema in osteoid osteoma

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Four cases of osteoid osteomas are presented. An uncharacteristic magnetic resonance finding of soft tissue edema is reported. This observation should not be misinterpreted as indicating a more aggressive pathologic process and, thereby, exclude osteoid osteoma from the differential.

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Biebuyck, JC., Katz, L.D. & McCauley, T. Soft tissue edema in osteoid osteoma. Skeletal Radiol. 22, 37–41 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00191523

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