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*In cats, horses and dogs
*Appear in young animals and stop growing when the bones cease growth
*Defect of skeletal growth
*Possibly inherited in dogs and horses
*Grossly:
**Multiple
**Cartilage capped projections on external surface of bone
***Undergoes [[Bone & Cartilage Development - Anatomy & Physiology|endochondral ossification]]
**Marrow spaces of the masses communicate with the parent bone
*May:
**Interfere with actions of tendons and ligaments
**Cause compression of spinal cord
**Become malignant -> [[Bones Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Chondrosarcoma|chondrosarcoma]]
*Seen in adult cats**In flat bones
**Do not undergo endochondral ossification
**Associated with '''FeLV'''?
**May also become malignant
[[Category:Bones - Neoplastic Pathology]]
[[Category:Neoplasia]]