title: Low-grade cartilage tumors: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: As a result of reading this article, physicians should be able to: 1. List the features that are useful in differentiating a low-grade chondrosarcoma from an enchondroma. 2. Describe the treatment principles of low-grade cartilage tumors based on the anatomic location and stage of the tumor. 3. Discuss the characteristics of a local recurrence after initial treatment and the general consequences.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Orthopedics , University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ryzewicz
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Manaster
authors.forename: Erick
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Naar
authors.forename: Bennie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lindeque
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans