Periosteal Chondroma of the Femur: a Case Report
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2018
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Trakya Üniversitesi
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Özet
Aims: Periosteal chondroma is a rare and benign cartilage tumor seen mostly in long bones and in patients under30 years of age. In this case report, it is aimed to present a 16-year-old female patient with a periosteal chondroma inthe distal femur.Case Report: A 16-year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital with the history of pain in her distal partof right thigh. A superficial cortical erosion with well-defined borders without any relation to the intramedullaryarea was seen in magnetic resonance imaging. The lesion was regarded as periosteal chondroma and marginal excisionwas performed.Conclusion: This case report shows the importance of the differential diagnosis in cortical lesions. Periostealchondroma may be considered when a patient has a history of long term pain in adolescent age group
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Chondroma, thigh, adolescent, periosteum
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Turkish Medical Student Journal
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5
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1
