Diagnostic Delay in Patients with Osteoid Osteoma.
Florian Tilman GassertFelix Gerhard GassertFelix Carl HofmannNicolas LenhartGeorg Constantin FeuerriegelClaudio E von SchackyJan NeumannUlrich LenzeCarolin KnebelKlaus WörtlerPublished in: RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin (2023)
· In this retrospective study of 162 patients treated for osteoid osteoma, the median diagnostic delay was 275 days (range: 21-4503 days).. · Gender, age, presence of nocturnal pain, positive aspirin test, extent of bone sclerosis, and location of the tumor did not influence the diagnostic delay (p > 0.05).. · Diagnostic delay was positively correlated with nidus size (r = 0.26; p < 0.001) and was shorter with affection of long tubular bones compared to all other sites (376 ± 485 vs. 560 ± 462 days; p = 0.04)..