Chondroma
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Not to be confused with Chordoma.
Medical condition
| Chondroma | |
|---|---|
| Multiple chondromata of fingers | |
| Specialty | Oncology Edit this on Wikidata |
A chondroma is a benign cartilaginous tumor, which is encapsulated with a lobular growing pattern.
Tumor cells (chondrocytes, cartilaginous cells) resemble normal cells and produce the cartilaginous matrix (amorphous, basophilic material).
Presentation
[edit ]Characteristic features of this tumor include the vascular axes within the tumor, which make the distinction with normal hyaline cartilage.[citation needed ]
Diagnosis
[edit ]Classification
[edit ]Based upon location, a chondroma can be described as an enchondroma or ecchondroma.[citation needed ]
- enchondroma - tumor grows within the bone and expands it
- ecchondroma - grows outward from the bone (rare)
Treatment
[edit ]- best left alone - if it causes fractures (enchondroma) or is unsightly it should be removed by curettage and the defect filled with bone graft. [1]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- Media related to Chondroma at Wikimedia Commons
- Photo in Atlas of Pathology
