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Synonyms:
- Chondrodysplasia,
- dyschondroplasia,
- enchondromatosis,
- hemichondrodysplasia,
- hemichondrodystrophy,
- internal chondromatosis,
- multiple enchondromata,
- multiple enchondromatosis,
- multiple enchondromata syndrome,
- osteochondromatosis syndrome.
Associated persons:
Angelo
Maffucci
Louis
Xavier Édouard Léopold Ollier
Description:
A disorder of the growing ends of bones in which round nonossified cartilaginous
masses scattered throughout the skeleton produce asymmetrical and very variable
deformities, asymmetric leg shortening being common. The lesions are first noted
from 1 to 4 years of age, rarely at birth, with little progression after
adolescence. Both sexes may be affected.
The majority of cases have been sporadic but a familial tendency has been
reported in a few instances. Enchondromatosis is usually bilateral. The term
Ollier syndrome applies in cases with unilateral involvement. The combination of
multiple enchondromata with haemangiomata and phleboliths is known as Maffucci
syndrome.
Bibliography:
- L. X. E. L. Ollier:
Dyschondroplasie. Lyon médical 1898, 88: 484-492.
Exostoses multiples. Mémoires et comptes rendus de la Société des
sciences médicales de Lyon, (1889), 1890; 29, 2: 12.
De la dyschondroplasie.
Bulletin de la Société de Chirurgie de Lyon, 1899-1900; 3: 22-27.
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