by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 4, 2025 | Benign Chondroid, Malignant Chondroid
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 4, 2025 | Benign, Benign Chondroid, Childhood Sarcomas
General Information Benign neoplasm Composed of mature hyaline cartilage Arises from surface of bone from inner layer of periosteum Erodes the outer table of the cortex Does not grossly extend into medullary cavity Also known as juxtacortical chondroma More cellular...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 4, 2025 | Benign, Benign Chondroid, Childhood Sarcomas
General Information Osteochondroma is an outgrowth of medullary and cortical bone A portion of the cartilaginous growth plate grows outward instead of longitudinally and forms the osteochondroma/exostosis (like a branch on a tree) It consists of bone covered with...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 4, 2025 | Benign Osseous, Tumor Classification
General Information Benign osteoblastic neoplasm with aggressive growth pattern (considered a benign aggressive tumor) Histologically it is similar to osteoid osteoma but is a larger size and grows progressively Consists of well vascularized connective tissue stroma...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 4, 2025 | Benign Osseous, Tumor Classification
General Information Osteoid Osteoma is a benign osteoblastic (bone forming) tumor that is usually less than 2cm in size. It consists of a central vascularized nidus that represents the neoplastic tissue. The nidus is surrounded by normal reactive bone. It is usually a...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 4, 2025 | Benign Osseous, Tumor Classification
GENERAL INFORMATION Osteoma is a rare benign bone tumor, composed of mature osseous tissue. It presents as a protruding mass of dense periosteal intramembranous bone, usually on surface of host bone. It is abnormally dense but is normal bone formed in the...
