chondroblastoma /chon·dro·blas·to·ma/ (kon″dro-blas-to´mah) a usually benign tumor derived from immature cartilage cells, occurring primarily in the epiphyses of adolescents.
chondroblastoma
chon·dro·blas·to·ma (k n dr -bl -st m )n. A tumor arising in the epiphyses of long bones in young males, consisting of tissue resembling fetal cartilage. |
chondroblastoma
[kon′drōblastō′mə] pl. chondroblastomas, chondroblastomata,
a benign tumor, derived from precursors of cartilage cells, that develops most frequently in epiphyses of the femur and humerus, especially in young men. The lesions may contain scattered areas of calcification and necrosis. Also called Codman's tumor.
chondroblastoma
a benign tumor arising from young chondroblasts in the epiphysis of a bone.
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