What age group is most at risk to develop osteoid osteoma?

What age group is most at risk to develop osteoid osteoma?

• A. Adolescents
• B. Elderly
• C. Middle-aged
• D. Neonates

Answer: (A)

Osteoid osteoma most often occurs in individuals who are still growing—teenagers and young adults. The highest risk is in adolescence, with most cases diagnosed in the second decade of life. The other age groups listed (neonates, middle-aged, elderly) are much less commonly affected, so adolescence is the age group where this tumor is most likely to be encountered. Clinically, it commonly presents with focal bone pain that is often worse at night and tends to improve with NSAIDs, and it typically involves the cortex of a long bone such as the femur or tibia, which helps reinforce why this age pattern is characteristic.

Osteoid osteoma most often occurs in individuals who are still growing—teenagers and young adults. The highest risk is in adolescence, with most cases diagnosed in the second decade of life. The other age groups listed (neonates, middle-aged, elderly) are much less commonly affected, so adolescence is the age group where this tumor is most likely to be encountered. Clinically, it commonly presents with focal bone pain that is often worse at night and tends to improve with NSAIDs, and it typically involves the cortex of a long bone such as the femur or tibia, which helps reinforce why this age pattern is characteristic.