Exostosis
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Exostoses are defined as benign growths of bone extending outwards from the surface of a bone. It can occur in any bone and be triggered by a number of factors. There are a number of examples of exostoses that occur due to local irritant stimuli:
exostosis of the external auditory canal (surfer's ear)
Where exostoses are capped with cartilage, they are termed osteochondromas, which can be solitary or multiple, sessile or pedunculated:
solitary: osteochondromas
multiple: hereditary multiple exostoses
References
- 1. Bullough PG. Ivory Exostosis of the Skull. Postgrad Med J. 1965;41 (475): 277-81. doi:10.1136/pgmj.41.475.277 - Free text at pubmed - Pubmed citation
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