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osteoblastoma
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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.
os·te·o·blas·to·ma (st--bl-stm)
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″te-o-blas-to´mah]
a benign, painful, rather vascular tumor of bone marked by formation of osteoid tissue and primitive bone.

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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EPITHELIOID OSTEOBLASTOMA Osteoblastomas are rare benign bone tumors with a predilection for the posterior elements of the spine.
Osteoblastomas contain ample amounts of osteoid produced by overabundant osteoblasts.
 
 
 
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