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Generalized enchondromatosis is a newly delineated type of enchodromatosis. Radiographically there are multiple enchondromata in almost all metaphyses of the long and short tubular bones and the lesions are in almost the same stage of development with mild platyspondyly and skull deformity. The pelvic changes are characteristic and, together with the metaphyseal changes of the long and short tubular bones, are probably diagnostic of this disorder. The present case demonstrates advanced radiographic features of this disorder associated with unusual soft tissue calcifications and hemangiomas. The presence of hemangiomas in our case as well as three cases in the literature suggests this feature is more than a coincidence.
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Kaibara, N., Mitsuyasu, M., Katsuki, I. et al. Generalized enchondromatosis with unusual complications of soft tissue calcifications and hemangiomas. Skeletal Radiol 8, 43–46 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00361368
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