Bizarre Parosteal Osteochondromatous Proliferation

  • Liliana G. Olvi
  • Maria L. Gonzalez
  • Eduardo Santini-Araujo

Abstract

Osteofibrocartilaginous benign process arising in the surface of a bone, more common in hand and foot locations. There is no sex predominance and it is more common in the second and third decades. Near 75 % of cases are located on the surfaces of small bones of the hands and feet, more commonly in the proximal phalanges. Radiologically it is a he terotopic well-marginated calcified rounded mass attached to the cortical surface of the bone. The lesion presents three components: cartilage, bone, and spindle cells. Treatment consists of excision. Recurrence is seen in half of the patients. Malignant transformation is not reported.

Keywords

Nora’s lesion Pseudotumor Bone Surface lesion 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Liliana G. Olvi
    • 1
  • Maria L. Gonzalez
    • 1
  • Eduardo Santini-Araujo
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
  1. 1.Laboratory of Orthopaedic PathologyBuenos AiresArgentina
  2. 2.Department of Pathology, School of Medicine and School of DentistryUniversity of Buenos AiresBuenos AiresArgentina
  3. 3.Central Army HospitalBuenos AiresArgentina

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