chondroma

Also known as Chondroma (morphologic abnormality), Chondroma NOS (morphologic abnormality), central Chondroma, CHONDROMA, BENIGN

A chondroma is a benign cartilaginous tumor, which is encapsulated with a lobular growing pattern.

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Medical condition (new).name: Chondroma
Medical condition (new).image: Lantern slide; Multiple chondromata of fingers. Wellcome L0028445.jpg
Medical condition (new).caption: Multiple chondromata of fingers

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Research

4,740 papers

Chondroma and chondrosarcoma.Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 1999
Chondroma of the falx cerebri: A case report and review of literature.Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology · 2019
Intracortical chondroma.Skeletal radiology · 1998
Chondroma/Chondrosarcoma of the spine.Neurosurgery clinics of North America · 2008
Breast chondroma.

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A chondroma is a benign cartilaginous tumor, which is encapsulated with a lobular growing pattern.

Tumor cells (chondrocytes, cartilaginous cells) resemble normal cells and produce the cartilaginous matrix (amorphous, basophilic material). ==Presentation== Characteristic features of this tumor include the vascular axes within the tumor, which make the distinction with normal hyaline cartilage.