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Chondromyxoid Fibroma

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The chondromyxoid fibroma is a rare beningn metaphyseal tumor that mainly affects children and adolescents. It is sometimes confused with enchondromas and condroblastomas, but it can be differentiated by histological analysis since it is composed of a mixture of chondroid, myxoid, and fibrous tissues. Clinically it can manifest with moderate pain and swelling in the case of large tumors. In the X-ray it appears as a lobulated, osteolyic lesion located eccentrically in the metaphysis of the bone. Surgical treatment is indicated in case of symptomatic lesions and at risk of pathological fracture, and consists of intralesional resection and filling the defect with bone graft.

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    Dominique G. Poitout

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Poitout, D.G. (2021). Chondromyxoid Fibroma. In: Paulos, J., Poitout, D.G. (eds) Bone Tumors. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-7501-8_8

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