What is enchondromatosis?

Enchondroma is a benign or non -non -non -non -non -lawyer tumor and enchondromatosis, also known as Ollier's disease, is a rare condition where many of these tumors are found throughout the body. Enchondromas grow from cartilage inside bones and tumors can be painful, especially if they become malignant or cancer, as can happen at times. Sometimes a tumor made of blood vessels, called hemangioma, occurs in different numbers along with enchondromes and this condition is called Maffucci's disease. If complications occur, no medicines for enchondromatosis and surgery are available. Ollier's disease is named after Louis Ollier, a French surgeon who discovered a disorder in the 19th century. Although the condition itself is not a threatening life, it may be painful, may lead to bone fractures and there is a possibility that some tumors may be malignant, requiring surgical removal. Surgery may also be required if the limbs break or distort the presence of tumors. EnchondromeAs enlarged in the bone, one limb may cause one limb to be shortened than the other or abnormally bending. The deformity of the knees, especially those that lead to the leaning of the legs may occur, although the knock-konovs are also visible.

Ollier's Enchondromatosis usually has asymmetrical distribution of tumors, but there is also a condition with a symmetrical pattern of enchondrome, known as generalized enchondromatosis. In Ollier's disease, tumors usually occur inside the bones of legs and hands and long bones of the arms and legs. The disease is diagnosed with a combination of X -rays and other scans such as MRI or magnetic resonance imaging. A biopsy or a small enchondrome sample can be taken and examined under a microscope showing the distinctive nodes of cartilage contained in the bone.

If enchondroma becomes malignant, it is most often turned into a type of cancer tumor known as chondrosarcoma. Approximately threeIna people with enchondromatosis will experience at least one Enchondroma to become malignant. In people with Maffucci disease, the share is much higher. Regular screening is recommended that malignant changes be recorded in time, but perhaps because enchondromatosis is so rare, there is currently no universal agreement on how often this should happen and what methods should be best used. Neither Ollier's nor Maffucci's disease is considered hereditary.