bone, joint, and muscle disorders
Noncancerous Bone Tumors
Osteoblastomas
Osteoblastomas are rare noncancerous tumors. Some doctors simply consider them to be large Osteoid osteomas . Osteoblastomas are much more common among males and typically develop between ages 10 and 35. These tumors develop in the bones of the spine, legs, hands, and feet. They grow slowly and destroy normal bone and are painful. To diagnose osteoblastomas, doctors take X-rays and do other imaging tests such as Treatment of osteoblastomas requires surgery. Often the tumors are removed and then bone grafting (transplantation of bone tissue from one bone to another) is done to fill in the defect. Sometimes the tumors return after surgery but do not spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. 