Chondroma

Chondroma
Chondroma
	Multiple chondromata of fingers
Specialty	Infectious diseases
Symptoms	Swellings in fingers
Frequency	rare

A chondroma is a noncancerous cartilaginous tumor, usually in the fingers.^[1]^[2]

It is very rare.^[1]

Classification

Based upon location, a chondroma can be described as an enchondroma or ecchondroma.^{[citation needed]}

They can be single or multiple (Ollie's disease), and have a tendency to occur in fingers and toes where the bones are like tubes.^[2]^[3]

Tumor cells (chondrocytes, cartilaginous cells) resemble normal cells and produce the cartilaginous matrix (amorphous, basophilic material).

A well-defined area of bone loss in the medulla of the bone is seen on x-ray.^[2]

Treatment involves surgical removal of the tumor and bone grafted bone grafting.^[2]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Johnstone, Ronald B. (2017). "36. Tumours of muscle, cartilage and bone". Weedon's Skin Pathology Essentials (2nd ed.). Elsevier. p. 658. ISBN 978-0-7020-6830-0. Archived from the original on 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Bone tumours. What are Bone Tumours?". patient.info. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
↑ Lakshmanan, Palaniappan (11 July 2019). "Chondroma: Background, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology". Medscape. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.