Exempel på osteochondroma

• Complete excision of osteochondroma is curative and the reoccurrences take place when the removal of tumor is incomplete.

• Ultrasound is an accurate method for examining the cartilaginous cap of the osteochondroma.

• Patients may have a history of enchondroma or osteochondroma.

• In large, secondary chondrosarcoma arises at the site of osteochondroma due to increased thickness of the cartilage cap indicating potential malignant transformation.

• Examples of benign bone tumors include osteoma, osteoid osteoma, osteochondroma, osteoblastoma, enchondroma, giant cell tumor of bone, aneurysmal bone cyst, and fibrous dysplasia of bone.

• Treatments for solitary osteochondroma are careful observation over time and taking regular x-rays to monitor any changes in the tumor.

• The symptoms of multiple osteochondromatosis are similar to solitary osteochondroma, but they are often more severe.

• If the occurrence of an osteochondroma is near a nerve or a blood vessel, the affected limb can experience numbness, weakness, loss of pulse or color change.

• They are distinct from subungual osteochondroma.