title: Manifestations, diagnosis and surgical treatment of enchondroma--own experience.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  An enchondroma is a rather common benign tumour of bone that originates from cartilage.The course is usually benign but they have a tendency to recur and are sometimes invasive, especially when developing in long bones. The aim of the study was to analyze the manifestations and methods of treatment as well as to assess the results of surgical treatment in patients with enchondroma.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 150 patients with enchondroma, including 90 women and 60 men aged 10-74 years, were treated in the Regional Trauma Surgery Hospital in Piekary Slaskie between 1998 and 2006.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The tumours were mostly located in phalanges of the fingers--55 cases (37%), and metacarpal bones--21 cases (14%). Multiple locations were seen in 13 patients. A total of 170 surgical procedures were performed, mostly (120 procedures) tumour resections with bone graft implantation. A recurrence of enchondroma was observed in 17 patients (11%). There was also one case of malignant transformation in to a chondrosarcoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Total resection of the enchondroma combined with spongy bone grafting is the main treatment of chondroma.
authors.affiliation: Dr J. Daab Regional Hospital of Trauma Surgery, Piekary Slaskie, Poland.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matysiakiewicz
authors.forename: Patryk
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tomasik
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miszczyk
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spindel
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Widuchowski
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koczy
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chrobok
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mrozek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult