An Unusual Presentation of Osteochondroma in a Sexagenarian

Osteochondroma is the most commonly-found benign bone tumour. It is a benign, cartilaginous-capped bony projection. They are usually present on the bony surfaces of the long bones in adolescents and young adults. The risk of malignant transformation is <1% with solitary osteochondroma. We present...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Baig, MN, Auckloo, Rajnita, Baig, Usman, Kearns, S.R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
Materias:
Orthopedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5773270/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29375954
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1868
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Sumario:Osteochondroma is the most commonly-found benign bone tumour. It is a benign, cartilaginous-capped bony projection. They are usually present on the bony surfaces of the long bones in adolescents and young adults. The risk of malignant transformation is <1% with solitary osteochondroma. We present a rare case of an osteochondroma in a patient with advanced age and an unusual location.

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