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Chondroma diagnostic study of choice
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There is no single diagnostic study of choice for the diagnosis of chondroma, but chondroma can be diagnosed based on x-ray, MRI, CT scan, bone scan and biopsy.[1][2][3]
Diagnostic Study of Choice
Diagnostic Study of Choice
Study of choice
- There is no single diagnostic study of choice for the diagnosis of chondroma, but chondroma can be diagnosed based on x-ray, MRI, CT scan, bone scan and biopsy.
Diagnostic results
The following result of biopsy is confirmatory of chondroma:
- Hyaline cartilage with sparse chondrocytes
- No nuclear atypia or mitotic figures.
Sequence of Diagnostic Studies
- The various investigations for chondroma must be performed in the following order:
Diagnostic Criteria
- There are no established criteria for the diagnosis of chondroma.
References
References
- ↑ Zheng K, Yu X, Xu S, Xu M (2015). “Periosteal chondroma of the femur: A case report and review of the literature”. Oncol Lett. 9 (4): 1637–1640. doi:10.3892/ol.2015.2889. PMC 4356406. PMID 25789014.
- ↑ Nouh MR, Amr HAE, Ali RH (2018). “Imaging of rare appendicular non-acral soft-tissue chondromas in adults with histopathologic correlation”. Acta Radiol. 59 (6): 700–708. doi:10.1177/0284185117732100. PMID 28906125.
- ↑ Peabody, Terrance (2014). Orthopaedic oncology : primary and metastatic tumors of the skeletal system. Cham: Springer. ISBN 9783319073224.
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