by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 4, 2025 | Benign, Childhood Sarcomas
GENERAL INFORMATION Fibrous dysplasia is not considered a tumor; it is a developmental disorder of the bone. It appears similar to a tumor on radiological studies. Fibrous dysplasia is caused by the inability of the bone-forming tissue to produce mature bone due to a...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 4, 2025 | Benign, Childhood Sarcomas
General Information This is a benign proliferation of Langerhans cells usually accompanied with eosinophils, lymphocytes, neutrophils and scattered plasma cells. There may be solitary or multiple lesions confined to bone 70% of cases consist of a solitary lesion...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 3, 2025 | Benign, Benign Chondroid, Childhood Sarcomas
General Information Enchondroma is a benign indolent intramedullary hyaline cartilage neoplasm Accounts for 10% of all benign osseous tumors Limited growth, most lesions are less than 5 cm in maximal dimension Bones grow from a cartilaginous growth plate that...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 3, 2025 | Benign, Benign Chondroid, Bone Tumors, Childhood Sarcomas, Tumor Classification
General Information Codman Tumor (old historical name for chondroblastoma) Cartilage Containing Giant Cell Tumor (Kolodney 1972) Calcifying Giant Cell Tumor (Ewing 1928) Clinical Data Rare; 1-2% all bone tumors Male predilection (2:1) Children and young adults; 90%...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 3, 2025 | Benign, Childhood Sarcomas
General Information An aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign bone tumor or neoplasm. It consists of a blood-filled multiloculated cavity with a thick fibrous lining. The lining is composed of mesenchymal spindle cells, capillaries, multinucleated giant cells, and...
