NCIt definition : A benign tumor that affects the distal phalanx, most often the great toe. Grossly
it consists of a cartilage cap and a bony stalk. Microscopically it is characterized
by an osteochondromatous proliferation with a gradual transition of a peripheral spindle-cell
proliferation to hyaline cartilage to trabecular bone. Pain and swelling are present.
Simple resection is usually curative.;