• A benign (noncancerous) growth of cartilage in bones or in other areas where cartilage is not normally found.
  NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• A common benign hyaline cartilage neoplasm arising in the intramedullary bone. It is characterized by the presence of chondrocytes, low mitotic activity, and in some cases, a nodular pattern and calcification. The small bones of the hands and feet are the most frequently affected sites.
  NCI
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• A solitary, benign, intramedullary cartilage tumor that is often found in the short tubular bones of the hands and feet, distal femur, and proximal humerus.
  Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
  The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
• Enchondroma, solitary benign cartilaginous tumour that occurs mostly in the shafts of bones of the hands and feet, usually between adolescence and about age 50. Enchondromas are slow-growing tumours. As they grow, they expand and thin the cortex of the parent bone, producing considerable deformity....
  Encyclopedia Britannica
  Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025