enchondroma

The following are the most common symptoms of an enchondroma.

Individuals with an enchondroma often have no symptoms at all.

It is not very likely that the enchondroma will grow back in the same spot.

An enchondroma may occur as an individual tumor or several tumors.

An enchondroma most often affects the cartilage that lines the inside of the bones.

Specific treatment for enchondroma is determined by a physician based on the age, overall health, and medical history of the patient.

An enchondroma is a cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.

Slow bone growth in the affected area The symptoms of enchondroma may resemble other medical conditions or problems.

Differentiating an enchondroma from a bone infarct on plain film may be difficult.

Patients may have a history of enchondroma or osteochondroma.

Typically, enchondroma is discovered on a X-ray scan.

Enchondroma is a type of benign bone tumor that originates from cartilage.

In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnostic procedures for enchondroma may include the following:

An infarct usually has a well-defined, sclerotic serpentine border, while an enchondroma will not.

Based upon location, a chondroma can be described as an enchondroma or ecchondroma.

Generally, an enchondroma commonly causes endosteal scalloping while an infarct will not.

- if it causes fractures (enchondroma) or is unsightly it should be removed by curettage and the defect filled with bone graft.

Because an individual with an enchondroma has few symptoms, diagnosis is sometimes made during a routine physical examination, or if the presence of the tumor leads to a fracture.

In October 1882 Berger amputated the whole upper limb of a patient with an enchondroma of the humerus, publishing a report on the work the following year.

When differentiating an enchondroma from a chondrosarcoma, the radiographic image may be equivocal; however, periostitis is not usually seen with an uncomplicated enchondroma.

Examples include intramedullary rods used to treat bone fractures in orthopedic surgery and intramedullary tumors occurring in some forms of cancer or benign tumors such as an enchondroma.

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.

While the exact cause of enchondroma is not known, it is believed to occur either as an overgrowth of the cartilage that lines the ends of the bones, or as a persistent growth of original, embryonic cartilage.

Metaphyseal tumors or lesions include osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, osteoblastoma, enchondroma, fibrous dysplasia, simple bone cyst, aneurysmal bone cyst, non-ossifying fibroma, and osteoid osteoma.