Is chondroosteoma a benign bone tumor?

Chondroosteoma, here said may be osteochondroma, also known as exostosis, this is a benign bone tumor, is a benign bone tumor common in childhood, normally located in the metaphysis of one side of the bone cortex, to the bone surface growth, normal to the distal femur, proximal tibia and proximal humerus most common. Clinically, osteochondroma no pain or tenderness, compression nerve when the corresponding symptoms. Osteochondroma is a benign tumor, but it may affect joint function, some patients will lead to bone dysplasia, shortening deformity, etc. Clinically, most of the treatment of osteochondroma is to take surgical resection, removal of pathological synovium, retention of healthy parts, reduce joint movement disorders. The prognosis after surgery is good, rarely recurrence.