Osteoblastoma of the sternum

Osteoblastoma has become a well defined bone tumor since its first description by Jaffe and Mayer in 1932. This tumor was considered to occur in almost any bone of the skeleton. Only one previous case of sternal osteoblastoma was described in the literature. Herein we report, as far as we know, the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery 1987-01, Vol.106 (2), p.132-134
Hauptverfasser:	Lin, E, Oliver, S, Lieberman, Y, Nerubay, J, Bubis, J J, Blankstein, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Humans Male Osteoma, Osteoid - diagnosis Osteoma, Osteoid - surgery Sternum Thoracic Neoplasms - diagnosis Thoracic Neoplasms - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Osteoblastoma has become a well defined bone tumor since its first description by Jaffe and Mayer in 1932. This tumor was considered to occur in almost any bone of the skeleton. Only one previous case of sternal osteoblastoma was described in the literature. Herein we report, as far as we know, the second reported case of osteoblastoma in the sternum, as an isolated tumor.
ISSN:	0344-8444 1434-3916
DOI:	10.1007/BF00435429