title: Periosteal chondroma with atypical behavior in a 9-year-old black female: case report.
abstract: Periosteal chondroma is an uncommon benign cartilaginous tumor of bone reported most often in children and young adults but is as of yet unreported in a black child. This is a case of periosteal chondroma in a 9-year-old black female with unusual findings of short duration of symptoms; large size; suspicious x-ray appearance and; aggressive behavior. The lesion was histologically benign and has not recurred six years post curettage.
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002812:Chondroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus; D011859:Radiography