osteoblastoma /os·teo·blas·to·ma/ (os″te-o-blas-to´mah) a benign, painful, rather vascular tumor of bone marked by formation of osteoid tissue and primitive bone.
osteoblastoma
osteoblastoma (os´tēōblas´tōm
),
os·te·o·blas·to·ma ( s t - -bl -st m )n. A benign tumor of bone characterized by areas of osteoid and calcified tissue. |
osteoblastoma
[-blastō′mə] pl. osteoblastomas, osteoblastomata
a small, benign, fairly vascular tumor of poorly formed bone and fibrous tissue, occurring most frequently in the vertebrae, femur, tibia, or bones of the upper extremities in children and young adults. The tumor may cause pain, erosion, and resorption of native bone. Excision is the preferred treatment. Also called osteoid osteoma.
osteoblastoma (os´tēōblas´tōm
),n a bone tumor benign in nature but characterized by swelling and chronic dull pain. If left untreated, these tumors lead to such conditions as scoliosis.
osteoblastoma
a giant osteoid osteoma; a benign, painful, rather vascular enostotic tumor of bone characterized by trabeculae of osteoid produced by well-developed osteoblasts. It has not been described in animals.
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