Osteoid Osteoma of the Metacarpal—A Case Report

Osteoid osteoma is a primary benign, bone forming tumor of the growing skeleton. It was first described in 1935 by Jaffe [1]. Osteoid osteomas constitute 10 % of benign bone tumors and is usually seen in the first two decades of life [2]. Osteoid osteoma was reported to usually affect long tubular bones [3]. With only 6 to 13 % of osteoid steomas affecting hand and wrist region, it may be missed at initial physical and radiological evaluation [4, 5]. A review of literature revealed that a few cases of metacarpal osteoid osteoma have been reported. Here we present a rare case of osteoid osteoma of metacarpal bone in a young patient.