Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1968;50:508-512.
© 1968 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Untreated Solitary Osteochondroma
Report of Two Cases
O. DONALD CHRISMAN M.D.1 and
RAPHAEL R. GOLDESBERG M.D.2
1 NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
2 PATERSON, NEW JERSEY
Two large solitary osteochondromas have been followed without surgical intervention for twenty-six and forty years, respectively. No increase in the size of the tumor and no change in symptoms were noted. The roentgenograms have shown only increased calcification and ossification within the tumors. Conservative care has been justified thus far by the benign clinical course in each patient.