Chondroma of the hand with osteoid formation: first case report

ndroma of the hand with osteoid formation: first case report Case report (2468) Total Article Views Authors: Arena V, Pennacchia I, Vecchio FM, Carbone A Published Date July 2011 Volume 2011:4 Pages 47 - 48 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S20727 Vincenzo Arena, Ilaria Pennacchia, Fabio Maria Vecchio, Arnaldo Carbone Institute of Pathology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy Abstract: Chondroma is the most common neoplasia of the hand. Histologically, it consists of lobules of normal-appearing hyaline cartilage showing a lobular arrangement. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of chondroma of the hand in which, interestingly, osteoid production was observed.