I am a patient at the clarksburg veterans
hospital in clarksburg, wv. It will be
months before I am seen, so I seek
information for my own peace in mind.
During an mri that diagnosed an oblique
posterior medial meniscus tear, a lesion
was found in the lateral femoral condyle
centrally located. It was identified as a
probable enchondroma. However, in all the
lilerature and information that I have
read, this lesions is really not
consistant with that. For example, an
enchondroma is most always found in the
hand or shafts of the long bone. This is
not. It is a solitary lesion about 1.1 cm
in size, oval shaped with a dark
distinctive center. Second, this lesion
has never once been identified on radio
graphs ever, yet very distinctive and
noticable on mr studies.
My concern is tha tthe difference between
a small grade chondrosarcoma and
enchondroma cannot be made. How soon
should a study be done on this, or what is
the usual protocal?
Any help would be appreciated.
Incidentally, the veteran's hospital is
the only means of medical care I have.
Not say it's not good care , it's just
that they are backed up. At some point
months down the road I will be referred to
the pittsburg va medical center to see the
orthos there.
I scanned my mri films and can share them.
Look forward to any responses.
Thanks
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ofee
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Sudbury
Encondroma - Symptoms In a Young Boy Posted: 01-16-06 21:57pm
Hi all
i just joined ehealth because I am
concerned about my 15 year old son. In
sept. He sustained a slight fracture to
his left leg. An orthopedic surgeon
reviewed his x-rays and noticed what he
called an "encondroma" just below his knee
cap. He told me not to worry.
My son is complaining on ongoing pain just
below his left knee and I am worried that
this pain is symptomatic of perhaps a type
of bone cancer. It would take 3 months
to get him into see a family physican and
so I am probably going to take him to a
clinic and/or emergency to have this
looked at.
Does anyone have any advice to give me
about advocating for him...What should I
be demanding in terms of additional tests,
etc.
I'm sorry if my question is out of place
in this forum...I am unsure how to post
questions and so did the only thing I
could think of which was to respond to an
existing question...Hope you don't mind
