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DYSCHONDROPLASIE [2 records]

Record 1 2004-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A relatively common, benign tumor characterized by the formation of mature cartilage, often involving the short tubular bones of the hands and the feet.

OBS

It is usually situated centrally (enchondroma) but may be periostal or juxtacortical in location.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Tumeur osseuse bénigne formée de tissu cartilagineux.

CONT

Le chondrome croît dans la partie centrale de l'os(enchondrome) et quelquefois à sa périphérie(chondrome juxtacortical). Dans plus de la moitié des cas, il se localise aux doigts et aux orteils. Le chondrome représente environ 10 % des tumeurs bénignes de l'os. Généralement solitaire, il se multiplie dans l'enchondromatose ou dyschondroplasie d’Ollier [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A rare disorder principally involving tubular bones, especially those of the hands and feet, characterized by hamartomatous proliferation of cartilage in the metaphysis indistinguishable in single lesions from enchondromas. Chondrosarcomas may appear in the involved areas in later life.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Variété de chondrodysplasie [...] caractérisée par le développement de multiples chondromes à l’intérieur des os, plus particulièrement des petits os tubulaires des mains et des pieds où ils se signalent par des tuméfactions. Ces chondromes peuvent également siéger sur les os longs et les os des ceintures, et l’enchondromatose peut alors s’accompagner d’anomalies de la croissance des membres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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