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 3, 2025 | Bone Tumors, Malignant Chondroid
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 3, 2025 | Bone Tumors, Malignant Chondroid
General Information Enchondromatosis is enchondral ossification or cartilage dysplasia.Occurs in two clinical disorders: Ollier’s Disease rare skeletal disorder Multifocal intramedullary proliferation of dysplastic cartilage Present in one bone or multiple bones with...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 2, 2025 | Bone Tumors, Malignant Chondroid
General Information Juxtacortical/Periosteal Similar to juxtacortical chondroma Periosteal lesion – cortical erosion Chondroid matrix calcification Similar to periosteal ogs (no hair on end periosteal reaction) Larger soft tissue mass/size (>3-4cm)...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 2, 2025 | Bone Tumors, Malignant Chondroid
General Information High grade malignant, cartilage-forming tumor Comprised primarily of noncartilaginous small, round, oval, or spindle shaped cells with islands of malignant cartilage dispersed throughout noncartilaginous component of tumor Osteoid may be present as...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 2, 2025 | Bone Tumors, Malignant Chondroid
General Information Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma consists of a low grade malignant hyaline cartilage tumor associated with a high-grade nonchondroid spindle sarcoma. The two components are juxtaposed with abrupt clear demarcation line The high grade sarcoma is most...
