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Osteochondroma

Osteochondroma

- most common benign bone tumor arising in 2nd decade
- usu distal femur, proximal tibia & proximal humerus - disordered enchondral bone growth arising from metaphyseal surface of the bone adjacent to the physis
- may be sessile or pedunculated & grow away from the physis
- risk of malignant transformation to chondrosarcoma

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