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
If left untreated, patients with chondroma may progress to develop pain and discomfort. Common complications of chondroma include malignant transformation into a low grade chondrosarcoma, pathologic fractures and skeletal deformities.[1]
Natural History
If left untreated, patients with chondroma may progress to develop pain and discomfort. If an enchondroma is painful in the absence of a fracture, it should be considered malignant, unless proven otherwise.[1]
Complications
Common complications of chondroma include:[1][2][3]
- Malignant transformation into a low grade chondrosarcoma
- Sarcomatous changes in solitary enchondromas is rare. Risk is higher in Ollier's disease and Maffucci syndrome.
- Pathologic fractures
- Skeletal deformities
Prognosis
Prognosis is generally good for benign chondromas.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Enchondroma. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/enchondroma Accessed on December 21, 2015
- ↑ Maffucci syndrome. Wikipedia. Accessed on December 21, 2015https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maffucci_syndrome
- ↑ Ollier disease. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ollier_disease Accessed on December 21, 2015.