exostosis
Exostoses are defined as benign growths of bone extending outwards from the surface of a bone. It can occur in any bone and be triggered by a number of factors. There are a number of examples of exostoses that occur due to local irritant stimuli:
Where exostoses are capped with cartilage, they are termed osteochondromas, which can be solitary or multiple, sessile or pedunculated:
- solitary: osteochondromas
- multiple: hereditary multiple exostoses
Siehe auch:
- Exostose Finger
- kartilaginäre Exostose
- Multiple kartilaginäre Exostosen
- Proteus-Syndrom
- Turret Exostose
- Gehörgangsexostose
- subunguale Exostosen
- ivory exostosis
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