by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 4, 2025 | Benign, Childhood Sarcomas
GENERAL INFORMATION Fibrous dysplasia is not considered a tumor; it is a developmental disorder of the bone. It appears similar to a tumor on radiological studies. Fibrous dysplasia is caused by the inability of the bone-forming tissue to produce mature bone due to a...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 4, 2025 | Benign, Childhood Sarcomas
General Information This is a benign proliferation of Langerhans cells usually accompanied with eosinophils, lymphocytes, neutrophils and scattered plasma cells. There may be solitary or multiple lesions confined to bone 70% of cases consist of a solitary lesion...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 3, 2025 | Benign, Childhood Sarcomas
General Information Enchondroma is a benign indolent intramedullary hyaline cartilage neoplasm Accounts for 10% of all benign osseous tumors Limited growth, most lesions are less than 5 cm in maximal dimension Bones grow from a cartilaginous growth plate that...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 3, 2025 | Benign, Benign Chondroid, Childhood Sarcomas
General Information Codman Tumor (old historical name for chondroblastoma) Cartilage Containing Giant Cell Tumor (Kolodney 1972) Calcifying Giant Cell Tumor (Ewing 1928) Clinical Data Rare; 1-2% all bone tumors Male predilection (2:1) Children and young adults; 90%...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 3, 2025 | Benign, Childhood Sarcomas
General Information An aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign bone tumor or neoplasm. It consists of a blood-filled multiloculated cavity with a thick fibrous lining. The lining is composed of mesenchymal spindle cells, capillaries, multinucleated giant cells, and...
