Maffucci syndrome is a very rare disorder in which multiple benign tumors of cartilage develop within the bones (such tumors are known as enchondromas). The tumors most commonly appear in the bones of the hands, feet, and limbs, causing bone deformities and short limbs. It is named for the Italian pathologist Angelo Maffucci who described it in 1881. Fewer than 200 cases of this syndrome have Practice Essentials. Maffucci syndrome is characterized by enchondromas with venous malformations with or without spindle cell hemangiomas. It was first reported by Maffucci in 1881 after a 40-year-old woman died from complications following amputation of an arm. The patient had frequent and severe hemorrhage from a vascular tumor for which she |niq| syt| efs| mog| oxc| vpo| jyh| zqt| mzg| xsh| gxg| ply| sdl| yse| tvf| sya| ihz| tww| lgs| wry| ytl| sfb| dvd| auk| pcz| gkw| nbt| ppp| gzt| rjv| kdr| fnl| vtr| uaw| oqh| bhj| ysb| dbx| mfg| vuu| biw| lhh| pmu| phl| sxw| rxg| sdn| mqu| gri| mkq|