Lesion location, complexity define pain after RFA of osteoid osteomas

December 5, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. Lesion location, complexity define pain after RFA of osteoid osteomas By H.A. Abella A lesion's type and location, and the number of muscles that a needle has to pierce to reach it, rather than the number of procedures, determine the level and duration of pain after radiofrequency ablation of osteoid osteomas, according to Mayo researchers. RFA of osteoid osteomas, introduced by Dr. Daniel Rosenthal at Harvard University in 1992, has become the standard of care for such tumors. Questions persist regarding the optimal way to treat these nonmalignant but painfully disabling tumors affecting mostly young patients. Treatment optimization could have implications for treatment planning and management to reduce the degree and duration of the pain.

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