can you explain this syndrome?
Maffucci syndrome is a very rare disorder in which multiple benign tumors of cartilage develop within the bones.
Maffucci syndrome
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.
who played the elephant man in ripper street UNANSWERABLE who is "joseph merrick"? Joseph Carey Merrick often erroneously called John Merrick, was an English man known for having severe deformities. where was he from? Leicester. what was his medical condition? Maffucci syndrome and polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (Albright's disease).
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Maffucci syndrome [SEP] Introduction
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 been reported.