Abstract
Enchondromas are benign bone tumors of unknown etiology that occur mainly in the bones of endochondral origin. These are composed of hyaline cartilage and typically occur in medullary cavity of the diaphysis or metaphysis, most commonly in the hands. These usually arise from the rests of growth plates within the mature bone and considered among the spectrum of skeletal “Don’t touch” lesions. This chapter will discuss the clinical features, imaging features, and management of enchondromas.
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Agrawal, K., Singh, P., Strobel, K. (2023). Benign Bone Lesions: Sclerotic Enchondroma. In: Van den Wyngaert, T., Gnanasegaran, G., Strobel, K. (eds) Clinical Atlas of Bone SPECT/CT. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26449-8_215
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