Solitary osteochondroma long-term follow-up.
A series of 113 osteochondromas were treated in our institution with a long-term follow-up. A retrospective study of the cases of solitary osteochondroma diagnosed and treated in our center from 1970 to 2002 was done. A diagnosis for clinical findings in 73% of the patients was made. The most frequent location was the distal femur. Six patients had a recurrence and in two patients the lesions became malignant and chondrosarcoma developed. Relapse of the exostosis is rare, occurring in an estimated 2% of the resections. The growth of an osteochondroma and/or the presence of pain in older patients suggest possible malignancy.
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Navarra, University Clinic of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Borja
B
Florez
Juan
J
Mönckeberg
Gonzalo
G
Castillo
José
J
Beguiristain
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D002648:Child; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005096:Exostoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology