The risk of osteochondroma is not related to the size, but if there are symptoms, compression of blood vessels, malignant changes, deformities, etc., there is a certain degree of danger, and active surgical intervention is required.
Osteochondroma is characterized by multiple, exophytic bone warts. If it does not affect normal life and does not have any symptom, regular review is sufficient regardless of its size.
If the osteochondroma is large and affects the aesthetics; if the patient has pain, bone deformity, bone fracture, limb dysfunction, symptoms of compression of adjacent blood vessels and nerves; if it causes impaired movement of adjacent joints; or if the tumor has malignant signs, sudden accelerated growth, etc., as well as osteochondroma of the medial skeleton; no matter how big or small, all of them need to be dealt with.
It is recommended that when osteochondroma appears in the organism, consult the doctor in time and standardize the treatment under the doctor’s guidance.