Bone & joints
Other chondrogenic tumors
Osteochondromyxoma
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 June 2005
Last staff update: 19 January 2022
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Definition / general | Treatment | Gross description | Microscopic (histologic) descriptionCite this page: Pernick N Osteochondromyxoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/boneosteochondromyxoma.html. Accessed November 27th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Rare congenital bone tumor presenting with painless mass
- Associated with Carney complex (familial lentinginous and multiorgan tumor syndrome, Am J Surg Pathol 2001;25:164)
- Sites: nasal region, tibia, radius
Treatment
- Resection, but recurs if incompletely excised
Gross description
- Gelatinous, cartilaginous, bony
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Sheets and lobules of bland cells in myxomatous, cartilaginous, osseous, and hyaline fibrous matrix
- Low to moderate cellularity
- Erodes bone and frequently extends into soft tissue
