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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]
Overview
On conventional radiography, characteristic findings of osteochondroma include: sessile or pedunculated bony growth, located at the metaphyseal region, bone growth projecting away from the epiphysis, and widening of the metaphysis.[1]
X Ray
- The appearance of solitary osteochondroma in long bones, is pathognomonic.[2]
- Findings associated with osteochondroma, include:[1]
- Sessile or pedunculated bony growth
- Metaphyseal region location
- Bone growth projecting away from the epiphysis
- Widening of the metaphysis
Gallery
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Conventional radiography: Image shows a pedunculated bony growth arising from the metaphyseal projecting away from the epiphysis.
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Conventional radiography: Image shows a fracture of a pedunculated osteochondroma.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Osteochondroma. Dr Yuranga Weerakkody. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/osteochondroma Accessed on January 28, 2016
- ↑ Murphey MD, Choi JJ, Kransdorf MJ, Flemming DJ, Gannon FH (2000). "Imaging of osteochondroma: variants and complications with radiologic-pathologic correlation". Radiographics : a Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 20 (5): 1407–34. doi:10.1148/radiographics.20.5.g00se171407. PMID 10992031.