Once enchondromas are removed, most will not return. If a tumor has caused your bone to fracture, your doctor will usually allow the fracture to heal before treating the tumor. The tumor will then be curetted out to prevent another fracture.

Can enchondroma grow?

In general, after skeletal maturity, enchondromas do not grow and rarely cause pain. Endosteal scalloping may occur with enchondromas. Anteroposterior and lateral plain film evaluation should be undertaken initially.

Can enchondroma disappear?

An unusual feature of the syndrome is the tendency for the tumors to regress and actually disappear in adulthood (87–89). The enchondromas are found in the metaphyses of long bones and in the iliac crest, which is an unusual location for the tumors in enchondromatosis and Maffucci syndrome (Figure 159-4).