Radiofrequency ablation of osteoid osteoma at the base of the coracoid process: Report of two cases

Mohammad Reza Babaei; Esmaeil Gharepapagh; Amir Honarmand Alamdari; Javad Jalili; Amin Mohammadi; Mahsa Karbasi; Sahar Rezaei

doi:10.1002/ccr3.9098

Radiofrequency ablation of osteoid osteoma at the base of the coracoid process: Report of two cases

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Jun 21;12(7):e9098. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.9098. eCollection 2024 Jul.

Authors

Mohammad Reza Babaei¹, Esmaeil Gharepapagh², Amir Honarmand Alamdari³, Javad Jalili⁴, Amin Mohammadi³, Mahsa Karbasi³, Sahar Rezaei²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Interventional Radiology, Firouzgar Hospital Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
² Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical School Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.
³ Department of Radiology, Medical School Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.
⁴ Department of Interventional Radiology, Medical School Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.

Abstract

If you encounter an unexplained case of bone marrow edema in a young patient, consider the possibility of osteoid osteoma (OO). Even in the presence of a nidus near vital structures, RFA can safely be used to treat OO.

Keywords: bone marrow edema; coracoid process; osteoid osteoma; radiofrequency ablation.

Publication types

Case Reports