Diseases

Osteochondroma

A cartilage-capped benign tumor that often appears as a stalk on the surface of bone. It is probably a developmental malformation rather than a true neoplasm and is usually found in the metaphysis of the distal femur, proximal tibia, or proximal humerus. Osteochondroma is the most common of benign bone tumors.

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A cartilage-capped benign tumor that often appears as a stalk on the surface of bone. It is probably a developmental malformation rather than a true neoplasm and is usually found in the metaphysis of the distal femur, proximal tibia, or proximal humerus. Osteochondroma is the most common of benign bone tumors.

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  • Chondrosteoma
  • Exostosis, Cartilaginous
  • Exostosis, Osteocartilaginous
  • Cartilaginous Exostoses
  • Cartilaginous Exostosis
  • Chondrosteomas
  • Exostoses, Cartilaginous
  • Exostoses, Osteocartilaginous
  • Osteocartilaginous Exostoses
  • Osteocartilaginous Exostosis
  • Osteochondromas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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solitary; note OSTEOCHONDROMAS, MULTIPLE see EXOSTOSES, MULTIPLE HEREDITARY is available; coordinate with BONE NEOPLASMS or specific precoordinated bone/neoplasm term or specific bone + BONE NEOPLASMS

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  • Chondroma (1966-1989)

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  1. C04w.557.450.565w.575.610w
  2. C05w.116w.099.708w.670w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Osteochondroma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015831. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015831
  2. Osteochondroma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteochondroma
  3. Osteochondroma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2035032