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Osteochondroma: Ignore Or Investigate? r e v b r a s o r t o p . 2 0 1 4;4 9(6):555–564 www.rbo.org.br Updating Article ଝ Osteochondroma: ignore or investigate? a b,c,∗ Antônio Marcelo Gonc¸alves de Souza , Rosalvo Zósimo Bispo Júnior a School of Medicine, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil b School of Medicine, Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, PB, Brazil c University Center of João Pessoa (UNIPÊ), João Pessoa, PB, Brazil a r a t i b s c t l e i n f o r a c t Article history: Osteochondromas are bone protuberances surrounded by a cartilage layer. They generally Received 23 August 2013 affect the extremities of the long bones in an immature skeleton and deform them. They usu- Accepted 31 October 2013 ally occur singly, but a multiple form of presentation may be found. They have a very charac- Available online 27 October 2014 teristic appearance and are easily diagnosed. However, an atypical site (in the axial skeleton) and/or malignant transformation of the lesion may sometimes make it difficult to iden- Keywords: tify osteochondromas immediately by means of radiographic examination. In these cases, Osteochondroma/etiology imaging examinations that are more refined are necessary. Although osteochondromas Osteochondroma/physiopathology do not directly affect these patients’ life expectancy, certain complications may occur, with Osteochondroma/diagnosis varying degrees of severity. Bone neoplasms © 2014 Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved. Osteocondroma: ignorar ou investigar? r e s u m o Palavras-chave: Osteocondromas são protuberâncias ósseas envolvidas por uma camada de cartilagem. Osteocondroma/etiologia Atingem, habitualmente, as extremidades dos ossos longos no esqueleto imaturo e os Osteocondroma/fisiopatologia deformam. Em geral são únicos, mas a forma de apresentac¸ão múltipla pode ser encon- Osteocondroma/diagnóstico trada. De aspecto bastante característico, são de fácil diagnóstico. Contudo, por vezes, a Neoplasias ósseas localizac¸ão atípica (esqueleto axial) e/ou a malignizac¸ão da lesão podem dificultar a sua pronta identificac¸ãopor exames radiográficos. Nesses casos, exames de imagem mais apura- dos são necessários. Apesar de não afetarem diretamente a expectativa de vida do portador, algumas complicac¸ões, com variados graus de gravidade, podem ocorrer. © 2014 Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Publicado por Elsevier Editora Ltda. Todos os direitos reservados. ଝ Please cite this article as: de Souza AMG, Bispo Júnior RZ. Osteocondroma: ignorar ou investigar?. Rev Bras Ortop. 2014;49:555–564. ∗ Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] (R.Z. Bispo Júnior). 2255-4971/$ – see front matter © 2014 Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rboe.2013.10.002 556 r e v b r a s o r t o p . 2 0 1 4;4 9(6):555–564 Introduction Epidemiology Debate continues as to whether osteochondroma is a devel- Solitary osteochondroma 1 opmental disorder (pseudotumoral lesion) or a neoplasm. Nonetheless, irrespective of whether it is a pseudotumoral This form constitutes 10% of all bone tumors and, among 2 lesion or a more common benign bone tumor, it is certainly an 1,4–8 these, 35% (20–50%) of the benign tumors. Single 3 exostosis (external bone proliferation that deforms the bone). lesions are found in 85% of the individuals diagnosed with This bone protuberance is generally found in the immature 5 osteochondroma. The exostosis is commonly identified dur- skeleton of children and adolescents (Fig. 1). 1,4 ing childhood or adolescence. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), osteo- Osteochondromas more frequently affect the appendicular chondromas are bone projections enveloped by a cartilage 5 skeleton (upper and lower limbs). The long bones of the lower 1 cover that arise on the external surface of the bone. Despite 6,9–11 limbs are the bones most commonly affected. The knee their predominant composition of bone, their growth takes 5–7,12 is the region most affected (40% of the cases) (Fig. 2). After 4 place in the cartilaginous portion. the knee, the proximal portions of the femur and the humerus 5 They present two distinct clinical forms : single lesions are the sites preferentially affected. After osteochondromas (solitary osteochondromas) and several lesions (multiple appear in the long bones, they usually become located in the osteochondromas). 2 metaphysis and only rarely in the diaphysis. Flat bones like 5 the scapula and hip may also be involved (Fig. 3). Despite the slight predominance of the male gender over Solitary osteochondroma 4,5,7 the female gender that has been reported by some authors, it seems that there is no effective predilection according to This entity is also known as an osteochondromatous sex.1 1 4,5 exostosis, osteocartilaginous exostosis or simply exostosis.2 Multiple osteochondromas Multiple osteochondromas Some authors have reported that the incidence of mul- 1,13 tiple osteochondromas is 1:50,000 individuals. Among 1 Among the various synonyms used in the literature, the patients with exostosis, 15% have multiple lesions. In this commonest ones are: hereditary multiple exostosis, multiple presentation, osteochondromas tend to be large and ses- 5 cartilaginous exostosis, hereditary osteochondromatosis and sile, with a lobulated abundant cartilaginous cover. In the multiple hereditary osteochondromatosis. same way as seen with solitary osteochondromas, multiple Fig. 1 – Anteroposterior (AP) radiograph (A) and lateral radiograph (B) of the left knee. Note exostosis (osteochondroma – arrows) in the proximal region of the tibia in a skeletally immature patient. r e v b r a s o r t o p . 2 0 1 4;4 9(6):555–564 557 Fig. 2 – The long bones of the lower limbs (knee region) are most commonly affected. (A) Simple lateral radiograph. (B) Computed tomography with 3D reconstruction. Note lesion (arrows) in the proximal region of the tibia. osteochondromas have a predilection for the metaphysis of Clinical diagnosis the long bones, and especially those of the lower limbs 14 (Fig. 4). The ages of patients with multiple lesions are similar to Solitary osteochondroma those of others with single exostoses, and there is also no 1 predilection according to sex. Among solitary osteochondromas, the vast majority are 7,8,15,23 asymptomatic. In fact, they are usually discovered by chance. After they have been detected, they present slowly Etiology increasing bulging and hardened consistency, but are painless 1,2 (Fig. 5). The cause of osteochondromas remains unknown. Based Symptomatic cases are often related to the size and on the similarity of the cartilaginous cover of the exostosis location of the exostosis. In the immature skeleton, the to the growth cartilage (growth plate) of the bone, several hypotheses have been put forward, all of them relating to 1 alterations to the growth plate. Another fact that corrobo- rates the possible correlation between the cartilage (of the osteochondroma and epiphyseal plate) is that when skele- tal maturity is reached (after adolescence), the growth of 2 the lesion usually also ceases. Thus, the lesion seems to result from separation of a fragment of growth cartilage 2 (from the immature skeleton), which suffers herniation. Continuous growth of this loose piece of cartilage and its subsequent endochondral ossification forms a salience that projects from the bone surface, coated with a covering of 2 cartilage. However, it is still unclear how this separation 2 actually occurs. The variant with multiple lesions is a dominant autoso- 15,16 mal alteration that is transmitted by both sexes and is 2 characterized by the presence of several osteochondromas. In this group, most of the individuals have a positive family Fig. 3 – Image of 3D reconstruction from computed 17,18 history and/or mutation in one of the EXT genes. These tomography of chest. Note single exostosis inside black genes (EXT1, EXT2 and EXT3) are found in chromosomes 8, 11 oval figure in the region of the body of the left scapula, 19–22 and 19, respectively. beside the ribs. 558 r e v b r a s o r t o p . 2 0 1 4;4 9(6):555–564 Fig. 4 – Hereditary multiple exostosis. (A and B) In the knees, radiographs showing multiple lesions in the proximal regions of the tibias and fibulas. osteochondroma grows slowly and progressively along with In osteochondromas of pedunculate type (see imaging the bone involved, and it stops when skeletal maturity is diagnostics section), acute pain may occur due to fracturing 24 1,4,14,25 reached. of the base of the pedicle following local trauma. In a few cases, pain of greater intensity may be present, 1 associated with complications of a mechanical origin that Multiple osteochondromas are promoted by the projection of hard tissue (bone) into the 14 soft tissues. Whether due to simple contact, compression In the multiple form of this condition, low height, deformities or friction, varying degrees of paresthesia, paresis, cracking, of the bones affected and disproportion between the trunk and edema, redness or pallor can be observed, depending on the 2,5,14,17,26–28 limbs can be observed. Severe involvement of some anatomical structure affected by the exostosis. bones promotes shortening and osteoarticular deformity, with Fig. 5 – In the clinical examination (A), painless slowly growing bulging of hardened consistency is sometimes observed. (B) Radiograph of the proximal region of the right humerus of the same patient. r e v b r a s o r t o p . 2 0 1 4;4 9(6):555–564 559 14 consequent limitation of joint range of motion. The main examples of this comprise deformity of the forearm (due to shortening of the ulna), inequality of the lengths of the lower 13,29,30 limbs and angling (varus or valgus) of the knee (Fig.
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