Revista de oncología ortopédica

Abstracto

Extraskeletal Osteochondroma of the Heel: A Case Report

Bilgin Y, Karademir G, Salduz A and Anarat B

Osteochondroma is the most common benign bone tumor and usually occurs in the metaphyseal region of the long bones around the knee. This is acartilage-capped bony tumor, which out growths on the surface of the bone. Extraskeletal osteochondroma is a variant of extraskeletal chondromas that are uncommon soft-tissue cartilaginous tumors. This report describes thecase of a 56-year-old woman with an extraskeletal osteochondroma of the heel.