Enchondromatosis is a form of

osteochondrodysplasia An osteochondrodysplasia,Etymology: . or skeletal dysplasia, is a disorder of the development of bone and cartilage. Osteochondrodysplasias are rare diseases. About 1 in 5,000 babies are born with some type of skeletal dysplasia. Nonetheless, if t ...

characterized by a proliferation of

enchondroma Enchondroma is a type of benign bone tumor belonging to the group of cartilage tumors. There may be no symptoms, or it may present typically in the short tubular bones of the hands with a swelling, pain or pathological fracture. Diagnosis i ...

Ollier disease Ollier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Ollier (1788–1859), publisher * Charly Ollier (born 1985), football player * Claude Ollier (1922–2014), writer * Cliff Ollier (born 1931), geologist * Edmund Ollier (1827 ...

can be considered a synonym for enchondromatosis.

Maffucci syndrome Maffucci syndrome is a very Rare disease, rare disorder in which multiple benign tumors of cartilage develop within the bones (such tumors are known as enchondromas). The tumors most commonly appear in the bones of the hands, feet, and limbs, causi ...

is enchondromatosis with hemangiomatosis.

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