Osteoid Osteoma of the Great Toe Mimicking Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Figure 4

An osteoid osteoma nidus and the normal bone at the border of the lesion are demonstrated in the histological section. The nidus is composed of vascular fibrous tissue in which there are small, irregular, but connected, trabeculae of woven bone, demonstrating both prominent osteoblasts and prominent osteoclasts (H and E, ×4 obj.).