Abstract
Osteoid osteomas (OO) are benign neoplasms commonly present during the second and third decade of life, showing a male predominance with classical nocturnal bone pain dramatically responding to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. We report a 22-year-old female patient who presented at a teaching hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, in 2023. She presented with right leg bone pain that was exacerbated during menstruation, a presentation that had never been reported in the literature before. The pain intensity increased and interfered with her daily activity. A computed tomography scan showed OO signs and surgical excision and histopathology confirmed OO. The patient's pain reduced to 0 on the visual analog scale. She has no recurrence signs 2 years after the surgery. This novel OO presentation may increase physician awareness of atypical presentation. A careful evaluation of a challenging presentation added to an imaging study may reveal the underlying cause and exclude other diagnostic dilemmas.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.10.2024.067
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 25(1), 162-167
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
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APA 7
Nori, W., Abdulqader, S. K., Al-Ani, N. N., M., R., Hassan, Q. A., & Pantazi, A. C. (2025). Unusual Presentation of Osteoid Osteoma with Exacerbating Pain during Menses. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 25(1), 162-167. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.10.2024.067
MLA 9
Nori, Wassan, et al. "Unusual Presentation of Osteoid Osteoma with Exacerbating Pain during Menses." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, 2025, pp. 162-167. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.10.2024.067.
Chicago (author–date)
Nori, Wassan, Shaymaa K. Abdulqader, Nabeeha N. Al-Ani, Raid M., Qays A. Hassan, and Alexandru C. Pantazi. 2025. "Unusual Presentation of Osteoid Osteoma with Exacerbating Pain during Menses." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 25 (1): 162-167. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.10.2024.067.
Harvard
Nori, W., Abdulqader, S. K., Al-Ani, N. N., M., R., Hassan, Q. A. and Pantazi, A. C. (2025) 'Unusual Presentation of Osteoid Osteoma with Exacerbating Pain during Menses', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 25(1), pp. 162-167. doi:10.18295/squmj.10.2024.067.
Vancouver
Nori W, Abdulqader SK, Al-Ani NN, M. R, Hassan QA, Pantazi AC. Unusual Presentation of Osteoid Osteoma with Exacerbating Pain during Menses. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;25(1):162-167. doi:10.18295/squmj.10.2024.067
IEEE
W. Nori, S. K. Abdulqader, N. N. Al-Ani, R. M., Q. A. Hassan, and A. C. Pantazi, "Unusual Presentation of Osteoid Osteoma with Exacerbating Pain during Menses," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 162-167, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.10.2024.067.