International Medical Case Reports Journal (Jul 2011)

Chondroma of the hand with osteoid formation: first case report

  • Arena V,
  • Pennacchia I,
  • Vecchio FM,
  • Carbone A

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2011, no. default
pp. 47 – 48

Abstract

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Vincenzo Arena, Ilaria Pennacchia, Fabio Maria Vecchio, Arnaldo CarboneInstitute of Pathology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, ItalyAbstract: Chondroma is the most common neoplasia of the hand. Histologically, it consists of lobules of normal-appearing hyaline cartilage showing a lobular arrangement. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of chondroma of the hand in which, interestingly, osteoid production was observed.Keywords: chondroma, hand, osteoid