What is Chondroblastoma? What are symptoms of chondroblastoma? How is Chondroblastoma treated?
Chondroblastoma is a rare, benign (non cancerous) cartilaginous bone tumour of adolescents and young adults which typically occurs at end of long bones. It is more common in males and most commonly occurs in 2nd decade of life. It accounts for only 1-2% of benign bone tumours. Is Chondroblastoma a cancer? What are symptoms of chondroblastoma? Chondroblastoma is a benign, non- cancerous tumour. Pain in the involved bone is the most common symptom which gradually increases with time. Patient may initially attribute the pain to a trivial sports related trauma. It usually affects bones around the knee and hip joint. How is Chondroblastoma diagnosed? Patient is subjected to imaging studies in the form of X-rays and MRI to look for the local extent of lesion. Biopsy is gold standard for diagnosis of chondroblastoma. What is biopsy? Who should do the biopsy? In biopsy, some part of tumour tissue is removed and sent for examination under microscope. It can be open biopsy (in which a surgic...