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Chondromyxoid Fibroma Wheeless
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Description: Discussion:
- locally painfull benign cartilaginous lesion of bone;
- it occurrs in adolescents;
- located in metaphyses of major long bones;
- this lesion most often presents as an active stage 2 lesion which is locally destructive & has a high recurrance rate (up to 25%);
- it does not undergo malignant transformation
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Author/Contact: Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Added: Wed Mar 28 2007