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Treatment of osteoid osteoma of the lumbar spine vertebral body with radiofrequency ablation

In this article, we will describe a rare case of an osteoid osteoma of the fourth lumbar vertebra's vertebral body with unusual epidemiology (42 years old), diagnosed through clinical history, physical examination, scintiscan, tomography, and magnetic resonance. Diagnosis was confirmed by tomography-guided biopsy and minimally invasive therapy successfully provided through tomography-guided radiofrequency ablation.

Spine; Osteoid osteoma; Bone neoplasms; Radiofrequency; Catheter ablation


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