Bone tumours: Ollier and Maffucci disease: practice question

A Orthopaedics question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Orthopaedics · Bone tumours: Ollier and Maffucci disease

Sample item

Multiple enchondromas with soft tissue haemangiomas define which syndrome?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Maffucci syndrome

Ollier disease is multiple enchondromatosis, and Maffucci syndrome adds soft tissue haemangiomas. Both carry a risk of malignant transformation to chondrosarcoma, higher in Maffucci syndrome, and Maffucci also has a risk of other tumours.

Option by option

  • A. Gardner syndrome

    Gardner syndrome has colonic polyps with osteomas.

  • B. Ollier disease alone

    Ollier disease lacks haemangiomas.

  • C. McCune-Albright syndrome

    McCune-Albright syndrome is polyostotic fibrous dysplasia with endocrine disorders.

  • D. Maffucci syndrome (correct)

    Correct. Enchondromas plus haemangiomas define Maffucci syndrome.

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What is the answer to this Orthopaedics question?

The best answer is D, Maffucci syndrome. Ollier disease is multiple enchondromatosis, and Maffucci syndrome adds soft tissue haemangiomas.

Why is "Gardner syndrome" not the answer?

Gardner syndrome has colonic polyps with osteomas.

Why is "Ollier disease alone" not the answer?

Ollier disease lacks haemangiomas.

Why is "McCune-Albright syndrome" not the answer?

McCune-Albright syndrome is polyostotic fibrous dysplasia with endocrine disorders.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Bone tumours: Ollier and Maffucci disease in Orthopaedics. Both carry a risk of malignant transformation to chondrosarcoma, higher in Maffucci syndrome, and Maffucci also has a risk of other tumours.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Bone tumours: Ollier and Maffucci disease?

Pair each fracture with its classic complication and nerve injured. Then use the flashcards and the other Orthopaedics questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.