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Preferred term

Osteochondroma  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A cartilage-capped benign tumor that often appears as a stalk on the surface of bone. It is probably a developmental malformation rather than a true neoplasm and is usually found in the metaphysis of the distal femur, proximal tibia, or proximal humerus. Osteochondroma is the most common of benign bone tumors.

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Entry terms

  • Chondrosteoma
  • Exostosis, Cartilaginous
  • Exostosis, Osteocartilaginous

In other languages

  • French

  • Exostose cartilagineuse bénigne
  • Exostose ostéo-cartilagineuse
  • Exostose ostéocartilagineuse
  • Exostose ostéogénique

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-D3SRBZF6-5

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