osteochondroma
Sign in to saveOsteochondroma is the most common benign tumor of bone. The tumors take the form of cartilage-capped bony projections or outgrowth on the surface of bones (exostoses). It is characterized as a type of overgrowth that can occur in any bone where cartilage forms bone. Tumors most commonly affect long bones around the knee and in the forearm. Additionally, flat bones such as the pelvis and scapula (shoulder blade) may be affected.
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- Osteochondroma
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- Osteocartilaginous exostoses
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- Lateral radiograph of the knee demonstrating ossification in the peritendinous tissues in a patient with osteochondroma.
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- Orthopedics
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Research
4,829 papers- Osteochondroma Pathogenesis: Mouse Models and Mechanistic Insights into Interactions with Retinoid Signaling.The American journal of pathology · 2021
- Osteochondroma of the talus in a 19-year-old female: A case report and review of the literature.Foot (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2020
- Osteochondroma of the Hyoid Bone: A Previously Unrecognized Location and Review of the Literature.Head and neck pathology · 2015
- Osteochondroma of the Hyoid: First Pediatric Case and Literature Review.Clinical pediatrics · 2018
- Osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle: report of a case and review of the literature.Military medicine · 2005
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Osteochondroma is the most common benign tumor of bone. The tumors take the form of cartilage-capped bony projections or outgrowth on the surface of bones (exostoses). It is characterized as a type of overgrowth that can occur in any bone where cartilage forms bone. Tumors most commonly affect long bones around the knee and in the forearm. Additionally, flat bones such as the pelvis and scapula (shoulder blade) may be affected.
Hereditary multiple exostoses usually present during childhood. Yet, the vast majority of affected individuals become clinically manifest by the time they reach adolescence. Osteochondromas occur in 3% of the general population and represent 35% of all benign tumors and 8% of all bone tumors. The majority of these tumors are solitary non-hereditary lesions and approximately 15% of osteochondromas occur as hereditary multiple exostoses preferably known as hereditary multiple osteochondromas (HMOs).