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ArticleRadiology case reports2026

Chronic dorsal pain revealing an osteoblastoma with costo-vertebral extension: A case report and literature review.

Ibtissam El Bqaq, Yahya El Harras, Lina Lasri, Ittimade Nassar, Kaoutar Imrani

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Ibtissam El BqaqDepartment of Central Radiology, Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco.
Yahya El HarrasDepartment of Central Radiology, Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco.
Lina LasriDepartment of Central Radiology, Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco.
Ittimade NassarDepartment of Central Radiology, Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco.
Kaoutar ImraniDepartment of Central Radiology, Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco.

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Abstract

Dorsal osteoblastoma is a rare benign bone tumor whose clinical ambiguity frequently delays diagnosis. Through this case report of a 33-year-old woman presenting with progressive lower-limb neurological deficits, we illustrate how a structured multimodal imaging approach - combining radiography, CT, and mainly MRI - enabled timely diagnosis and guided successful surgical management. Beyond describing the imaging findings, this report argues that the real clinical challenge lies not in identifying osteoblastoma once suspected, but in suspecting it in the first place. We discuss how awareness of its atypical presentations, including costovertebral extension, can prevent diagnostic error and therapeutic delay.

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Costal extensionDorsal painEnnekingMRIOsteoblastomaOsteoid osteoma

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PMCPMC13577862

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