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Latest revision as of 21:54, 24 January 2019

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2], Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [3]

There is no medical therapy for chondromas; the mainstay of therapy is surgery.

There is no medical therapy for chondromas; the mainstay of therapy is surgery.

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 ==Overview==
-The majority of cases of enchondroma are benign and only need observation. Surgical resection is indicated in cases where a malignant transformation of enchondroma is suspected and in the majority of cases of periosteal chondromas.
+There is no medical therapy for chondromas; the mainstay of therapy is [[surgery]].
 ==Medical Therapy==
-*The majority of cases of enchondroma are asymptomatic and do not require treatment.<ref>Enchondroma.Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/enchondroma Accessed on January 3, 2016.</ref>
+There is no medical therapy for chondromas; the mainstay of therapy is [[surgery]].
-**In the setting of a fracture, the bone may be allowed to heal. If necessary, curettage and bone grafting may be performed at a later time.
-**If malignant transformation is suspected, which occurs in less than 5% of cases, then treatment is more aggressive.
-*Juxtacortical chondromas are benign lesions.<ref>Juxtacortical chondroma.Radiopedia http://radiopaedia.org/articles/juxta-cortical-chondroma. Accessed on January 3, 2016.</ref>
-**Local excision is often the treatment of choice.
-**Once resected, lesions usually do not recur.
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