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Intracortical chondroma: a report of two cases

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Intracortical chondromas are exceedingly rare lesions that have the histopathologic appearance of enchondromas, but are located within cortical bone. Two new cases of intracortical chondroma, one symptomatic and the other found incidentally, are presented and the entity's brief literature reviewed.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IO, USA

    K. B. Jones & J. A. Buckwalter

  2. Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA

    F. J. Frassica

  3. Departments of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Weinberg Building, 2nd floor, 401 N. Broadway, 21231, Baltimore, MD, USA

    E. F. McCarthy

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Jones, K.B., Buckwalter, J.A., Frassica, F.J. et al. Intracortical chondroma: a report of two cases. Skeletal Radiol 35, 298–301 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-005-0040-x

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