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Case report of a 50 year old man with known osteochondromatosis and a slowly enlarging lump in the groin.
Eric J. Heffernan, MB BCh; Fahad O. Alkubaidan, MD; and Peter L. Munk, MD Can J Surg, Vol. 51, No. 5, October 2008 397

Clinical presentation:
Routine chest in a 27 year old male with long standing abnormality.
There are multiple exostoses, which are associated with a modelling abnormality in the bones, particularly the proximal humeri. There is calcification over the proximal metaphysis of the right humerus and two projections from then upper part of the...

3 synonyms or equivalents were found. Diaphyseal aclasis aka/or Multiple congenital exostoses aka/or Osteochondromatosis "A condition marked by the presence of multiple osteochondromas. (Dorland, 27th ed)" may cause or feature Symptoms and Signs Exostoses X-ray abnormalities Exostoses

EXOSTOSES, MULTIPLE, TYPE I Alternative titles MULTIPLE CARTILAGINOUS EXOSTOSES DIAPHYSEAL ACLASIS MULTIPLE OSTEOCHONDROMATOSIS Gene map locus 8q24.11-q24.13 multiple exostoses type I is caused by mutation in the gene encoding exostosin-1 (EXT1; 608177), which maps to chromosome 8q24. Multiple exostoses type II (133701) is caused by mutation in the gene encoding exostosin-2 (EXT2; 608210), on chromosome...

Osteochondroma and Osteochondromatosis - An osteochondroma is a cartilage covered bony excrescence (exostosis) that arises from a surface of a bone.

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