What is Osteochondroma?

What is Osteochondroma?

• Osteochondroma: A bone development abnormality characterized by the development of a benign bone tumor that occurs on the ends of long bones. Symptoms, if any, are determined by the location and size of the tumor. The tumor can occur singly or in multiples and in rare instances the tumors may become malignant.
• Osteochondroma: A cartilage-capped benign tumor that often appears as a stalk on the surface of bone. It is probably a developmental malformation rather than a true neoplasm and is usually found in the metaphysis of the distal femur, proximal tibia, or proximal humerus. Osteochondroma is the most common of benign bone tumors.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Osteochondroma: benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage; usually occurs near the end of a long bone.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Osteochondroma: Introduction

Types of Osteochondroma:

Broader types of Osteochondroma:

• Cancer
• Bone conditions
• Benign tumors
• Bone and cartilage tumors
• Bone or skeletal conditions
• Cartilage conditions
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How serious is Osteochondroma?

Complications of Osteochondroma: see complications of Osteochondroma

What causes Osteochondroma?

Causes of Osteochondroma: see causes of Osteochondroma
Risk factors for Osteochondroma: see risk factors for Osteochondroma

What are the symptoms of Osteochondroma?

Symptoms of Osteochondroma: see symptoms of Osteochondroma

Complications of Osteochondroma: see complications of Osteochondroma

Can anyone else get Osteochondroma?

Contagion of cancer: generally not; see details in contagion of cancer.

Osteochondroma: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Osteochondroma.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Osteochondroma.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Osteochondroma: Oncologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Osteochondroma.
Treatments for Osteochondroma: see treatments for Osteochondroma

Organs Affected by Osteochondroma:

Organs and body systems related to Osteochondroma include:

• Bone

Name and Aliases of Osteochondroma

Main name of condition: Osteochondroma

Class of Condition for Osteochondroma: cancer

Osteocartilaginous exostosis Source - Diseases Database

Osteochondroma: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Osteochondroma:

• Beingn tumour
• Cartilage
• Bone
• Bone spur
• Exostosis
• Trevor disease
• Cartilage shaped bone spur

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