Wednesday, 3 January 2018

image Q. 104 - Spare the spur

Q.  ' Butress' or 'spur' formation is a feature of

a. Periosteal chondrosarcoma
b. Periosteal osteosarcoma
c. Periosteal Chondroma
d. Parosteal osteosarcoma










































































































































Answer -
c


The 'Butress' refers to the part of the bone that is elevated at the base of the tumor looking like a spur and the saucer- shaped erosion of the bone above it (see image below)

This is characteristic feature of periosteal Chondroma.

Periosteal Chondroma ( or Juxtacortical Chondroma or ecchondroma) is rare benign cartilage growth beneath periosteum and mostly at tendon insertion sites.

Proximal humerus is common site.




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