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Chondroma CT
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Findings on CT scan suggestive of enchondroma include sharply defined scalloped margins, expansion of the overlying cortex may be present, no periosteal reaction and soft tissue mass.
CT Scan
CT Scan
- Bone CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of enchondroma. Findings on CT scan suggestive of enchondroma include:[1][2]
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- Sharply defined scalloped margins
- Expansion of the overlying cortex may be present, but there should not be cortical breakthrough unless fractured
- No periosteal reaction
- No soft tissue mass
References
References
- ↑ Nishio J, Arashiro Y, Mori S, Iwasaki H, Naito M (May 2015). “Periosteal chondroma of the distal tibia: Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics and correlation with histological findings”. Mol Clin Oncol. 3 (3): 677–681. doi:10.3892/mco.2015.492. PMC 4471519. PMID 26137286.
- ↑ Duan F, Qiu S, Jiang J, Chang J, Liu Z, Lv X, Feng X, Xiong W, An J, Chen J, Yang W, Wen C (December 2012). “Characteristic CT and MRI findings of intracranial chondroma”. Acta Radiol. 53 (10): 1146–54. doi:10.1258/ar.2012.120433. PMID 22983260.
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