Osteoblastoma

Introduction: Osteoblastoma

Description of Osteoblastoma

Osteoblastoma: benign tumor of bone and fibrous tissue; occurs in the vertebrae or femur or tibia or arm bones (especially in young adults).
Source: WordNet 2.1

Osteoblastoma: Benign circumscribed tumor of spongy bone occurring especially in the bones of the extremities and vertebrae, most often in young persons. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Source: Diseases Database

Osteoblastoma: A benign, painful, tumor of bone characterized by the formation of osteoid tissue, primitive bone and calcified tissue. It occurs frequently in the spine of young persons. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed).
Source: MeSH 2007

Osteoblastoma: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Osteoblastoma:

• Benign
• Tumor
• Tumor pain
• Osteoid
• Tissue
• Spine
• Spine symptoms (821 causes)
• Spine disease
• Spine disorder
• Spine pain (12 causes)

Osteoblastoma: Rare Disease

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Osteoblastoma as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Terms associated with Osteoblastoma:

Terms Similar to Osteoblastoma:

• Osteoid osteoma

Source: Diseases Database

Broader terms for Osteoblastoma

• benign tumor
• benign tumour
• nonmalignant tumor
• nonmalignant tumour
• nonmalignant neoplasm

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Osteoblastoma

The following list attempts to classify Osteoblastoma into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• benign tumor,benign tumour,nonmalignant neoplasm,nonmalignant tumor,nonmalignant tumour
• neoplasm,tumor,tumour
• growth
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

External links related to: Osteoblastoma

• eMedicine - Osteoid Osteoma : Article by Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, FRCP, FRCR
• Osteoblastoma - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Osteoid osteoma - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• eMedicine - Osteoblastoma : Article by Erin O'Connor, MD
• Osteoid Osteoma - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• osteoid osteoma
• eMedicine - Osteoblastoma : Article by Fred Ortmann, MD
• Osteoid Osteoma - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files

Source: Diseases Database

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