"Osteochondroma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D015831
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.565.575.610 C05.116.099.708.670
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| Concept/Terms |
Osteochondroma- Osteochondroma
- Osteochondromas
- Chondrosteoma
- Chondrosteomas
- Exostosis, Cartilaginous
- Cartilaginous Exostoses
- Cartilaginous Exostosis
- Exostoses, Cartilaginous
- Exostosis, Osteocartilaginous
- Exostoses, Osteocartilaginous
- Osteocartilaginous Exostoses
- Osteocartilaginous Exostosis
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteochondroma" by people in Profiles.
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Thacker MM, Pargas C, Marky C, Rogers KJ, DiNardo AA, Sestokas AK. Neuromonitoring for Proximal Fibular Osteochondroma Excision. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Jul 01; 42(6):e667-e673.
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Duque Orozco MDP, Abousamra O, Rogers KJ, Thacker MM. Radiographic Analysis of the Pediatric Hip Patients With Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME). J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Jul; 38(6):305-311.
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Duque Orozco MDP, Abousamra O, Rogers KJ, Thacker MM. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Symptomatic Children With Hereditary Multiple Exostoses of the Hip. J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Feb; 38(2):116-121.
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Hansberry DR, Gupta R, Prabhu AV, Agarwal N, Cox M, Joneja U, Curtis MT, Harrop JS, Flanders AE. Thoracic spinal osteochondroma: A rare presentation of spinal cord compression. Clin Imaging. 2017 Sep - Oct; 45:18-21.
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Li Y, Dang TA, Shen J, Perlaky L, Hicks J, Murray J, Meyer W, Chintagumpala M, Lau CC, Man TK. Identification of a plasma proteomic signature to distinguish pediatric osteosarcoma from benign osteochondroma. Proteomics. 2006 Jun; 6(11):3426-35.
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Karasick D, Schweitzer ME, Eschelman DJ. Symptomatic osteochondromas: imaging features. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1997 Jun; 168(6):1507-12.
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Eschelman DJ, Gardiner GA, Deely DM. Osteochondroma: an unusual cause of vascular disease in young adults. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 1995 Jul-Aug; 6(4):605-13.
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Krieg JC, Buckwalter JA, Peterson KK, el-Khoury GY, Robinson RA. Extensive growth of an osteochondroma in a skeletally mature patient. A case report. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1995 Feb; 77(2):269-73.
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Fulp T, Stanton RP, Mason DE. A 13-month-old boy with progressive genu valgum. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 1995 Feb; 24(2):183, 186-7.