A rare cartilaginous tumor in the phalangeal bone: enchondroma protuberans

Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2014;48(3):379-81. doi: 10.3944/AOTT.2014.13.0010.

Abstract

Enchondroma protuberans is a very rare benign cartilage tumor. Unlike intramedullary enchondromas; they originate from medulla and expands exophytically outside the cortex. We presenet a 19-year-old male patient with an enchondroma protuberans treated surgically, with excision and intramedullary curettage. The patient was asymptomatic and no recurrence was recorded in the 1 year follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery
  • Chondroma / diagnosis*
  • Chondroma / surgery
  • Curettage
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Finger Phalanges / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rare Diseases
  • Treatment Outcome