Chondromyxoid Fibroma Differential Diagnoses

  • Author: Hannah D Morgan, MD; Chief Editor: Harris Gellman, MD   more...
 
Updated: Jul 20, 2010
 
 

Differential Diagnoses

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Hannah D Morgan, MD  Consulting Staff, Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists

Hannah D Morgan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Medical Association

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Timothy A Damron, MD  David G Murray Endowed Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Professor, Orthopedic Oncology and Adult Reconstruction, Vice Chair, Department of Orthopedics, State University of New York Upstate Medical University at Syracuse

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Harris Gellman, MD  Consulting Surgeon, Broward Hand Center; Voluntary Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine

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Radiograph showing the "bite" out of the metaphyseal cortex that is a diagnostic feature of chondromyxoid fibroma.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of chondromyxoid fibroma (T1 image).
Close-up of a lobule of a chondromyxoid fibroma.
 
 
 
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