Multiple Hereditary Exostoses

Neurofibromatosis
Multiple hereditary exostoses
Ollier disease
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Multiple hereditary exostoses'In this rare inherited condition, numerous osteochondromas develop throughout the skeletal system often leading to bone deformities, and the risk of cancer (chondrosarcoma) is increased to anywhere between 5%-30%.

Bessel-Hagen disease
Diaphyseal Aclasis
Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary
Familial Exostoses
Multiple Cartilaginous Exostoses
Multiple Hereditary Exostoses
Multiple Osteochondromas
Multiple osteochondromatosis ...

The spurs or lumps are called exostoses or osteochondromas. HME is also called multiple hereditary exostoses and multiple osteochondromatosis. The lumps can cause pain, especially in children or during exercise.

Multiple Hereditary Exostoses see Hereditary Multiple Exostoses
Multiple Myeloma see Leukaemia and other Allied Blood disorders
Multiple Osteochondromatosis see Hereditary Multiple Exostoses ...

See also: Exostoses, Osteochondroma, Cancer, Symptom, Arthritis