Chondroma natural history
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]
Overview
Natural History
Complications
Common complications of chondroma include:[1][2][3][4]
- Malignant transformation into a low grade chondrosarcoma
- Growth disturbance
- Pathologic fracture, especially in short tubular
- Recurrence
Prognosis
References
- ↑ Palaoglu S, Akkas O, Sav A (1988). "Chondroma of the cervical spine". Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 90 (3): 253–5. PMID 3197353.
- ↑ Müller PE, Dürr HR, Nerlich A, Pellengahr C, Maier M, Jansson V (June 2004). "Malignant transformation of a benign enchondroma of the hand to secondary chondrosarcoma with isolated pulmonary metastasis". Acta Chir. Belg. 104 (3): 341–4. PMID 15285552.
- ↑ Martin JA, Forest E, Block JA, Klingelhutz AJ, Whited B, Gitelis S, Wilkey A, Buckwalter JA (September 2002). "Malignant transformation in human chondrosarcoma cells supported by telomerase activation and tumor suppressor inactivation". Cell Growth Differ. 13 (9): 397–407. PMID 12354749.
- ↑ Choi E, Wert M, Guerrieri C, Tucci J (November 2010). "A pathologic fracture of an intracortical chondroma masking as an osteoid osteoma". Orthopedics. 33 (11): 845. doi:10.3928/01477447-20100924-24. PMID 21053879.