What is the medical term meaning benign growth on the surface of a bone?

Answer 1

Osteomas is a general term for a bony growth on the surface of a bone, but there are many more specific diagnoses depending on the morphology of the tumor. A more specific type of benign tumor on the surface of bone is an osteochondroma, made up of both bone and cartilage. Exostosis is another type of bony growth on bone.

Answer 2

Two common benign tumors from bone.

• osteochondroma.
• osteoid osteoma.

Answer 3

An osteoma is a bony growth from the surface of a bone.

Answer 4

Osteoma
A benign bone tumor is an abnormal growth of noncancerous cells.

Answer 5

Osteochondroma- The most common benign bone tumors, may arise from any bone but tend to occur near the ends of long bones.

Answer 6

An osteoma is a benign tumor of bone. Osteosarcoma is a cancerous bone tumor.

Answer 7

osteophyte
Exostosis