soft tissue chondroma

A connective tissue benign neoplasm arising from the extraskeletal soft tissues near tendons and joints. It is a well circumscribed tumor characterized by the presence of chondrocytes, a lobulated hyaline cartilage growth pattern, and in some cases calcificati

A connective tissue benign neoplasm arising from the extraskeletal soft tissues near tendons and joints. It is a well circumscribed tumor characterized by the presence of chondrocytes, a lobulated hyaline cartilage growth pattern, and in some cases calcification.

Also known as: extraskeletal chondroma