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A benign neoplasm derived from mesodermal cells that form cartilage. It may remain within the substance of a cartilage or bone (true chondroma or enchondroma) or may develop on the surface of a cartilage (ecchondroma or ecchondrosis). (Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed)
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- Chondromas
- Enchondroma
- Enchondromas
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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solitary; multiple = CHONDROMATOSIS; coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term; do not confuse X ref ENCHONDROMA with ENCHONDROMATOSIS
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Chondroma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002812. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002812
- Chondroma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondroma
- Chondroma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1076078