CHORUS
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osteochondroma (exostosis)
- age: 10 - 30 yrs
- bony outgrowth
- points away from joint
- site: metaphysis; long bones
- generally benign
- familial type of multiple osteochondromatoses
==> increased risk of malignancy
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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