软骨瘤|概述
软骨瘤|Symptoms & Causes
是什么导致软骨瘤，谁受到它们的影响？
软骨瘤占所有良性骨肿瘤的25％。确切原因未知。
连环瘤是手中发现的最常见的骨肿瘤类型。男孩和女孩同样受到影响。它们可以在任何年龄发生，但通常不会在30多岁或40多岁的人中发现范围内发现。
骨膜软骨瘤are extremely rare. They usually appear earlier, which may be because they produce symptoms, leading to earlier detection.
软骨瘤的症状是什么？
Enchondroma
- 通常没有症状
- 疼痛
- fracture
- tendinitis (usually in the upper arm)
- 一位数字无痛的肿胀
骨膜软骨瘤
- dull, achy pain
- swelling
- a mass that can be felt
- sometimes no symptoms
软骨瘤|诊断和治疗
如何诊断软骨瘤？
In addition to a taking a complete medical history and performing a full physical examination, your child's doctor may use some combination of the following tests to diagnose either type of chondroma:
What are the treatment options for chondromas?
Treatment for children with chondromas without symptoms may involve observation alone. Your child's doctor will watch for any signs of bone destruction or malignant transformation. Doctors will probably want to remove your child's chondromas that are causing symptoms, such as pain or fracture.
Removing the chondroma
The operation of choice, performed by an orthopaedic surgeon, usually involves curettage.
凝乳描述了一种手术，其中将肿瘤从骨骼中刮下来，留下一个腔，然后将腔体挤满了供体骨组织（同种异体移植物），从另一个骨骼（自体移植）中取出的骨芯片或其他材料，取决于偏好外科医生。
While the operation is performed, the surgeon will take a biopsy, a tissue sample of the tumor, so it can be examined under a microscope.
If the tumor is causing destruction or if doctors believe it will degenerate to a malignant condition known as chondrosarcoma, the tumor and surrounding healthy tissue may be surgically removed.
What is the long-term outlook for a patient with a chondroma?
伦敦神经节瘤或骨膜软骨瘤患者的长期前景因患者而异。
- the extent of the disease
- the size and location of the tumor
- the presence of absence of malignant degeneration
- the age and overall health of your child
- your child's tolerance for specific medication, procedures, or therapies
Generally, enchondroma and periosteal chondroma that are not causing any symptoms will resolve on their own as they stop growing at skeletal maturity. Due to the possibility of a transformation into a malignant condition, however, continual follow-up care is essential if your child is diagnosed with a chondroma.