Osteochondroma of Distal Femur Managed with Complete Excision – A Case Report

Abstract

Osteochondroma is a benign bone tumour occurring at the age of 10 – 30 years with no gender predilection. These lesions arise as a result of epiphyseal growth plate separation and are considered as developmental lesions of growth plate rather than true neoplasms. Long standing solitary osteochondromas may change into osteosarcomas although most frequent malignant change occurring is the chondrosarcoma. The chance of recurrence is very minimal if the tumour is completely resected from its bed without any remnants of the perichondrium and cartilaginous cap left behind. In this case a 30 year old male with distal femur osteochondroma was managed with complete resection from the base of stalk along with the cartilaginous cap and perichondrium.