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Exostoses are defined as benign growths of bone extending outwards from the surface of a bone. It can occur in any bone and be triggered by a number of factors. There are a number of examples of exostoses that occur due to local irritant stimuli:

ivory exostosis
exostosis of the external auditory canal (surfer's ear)
subungual exostosis

buccal exostosis

Where exostoses are capped with cartilage, they are termed osteochondromas, which can be solitary or multiple, sessile or pedunculated:

solitary: osteochondromas
multiple: hereditary multiple exostoses

-Exostoses are defined as benign growths of bone extending outwards from the surface of a bone. It can occur in any bone and be triggered by a number of factors. There are a number of examples of exostoses that occur due to local irritant stimuli:<ul>
~~-<li><a href="/articles/ivory-exostosis">ivory exostosis</a></li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-<a href="/articles/external-auditory-canal-exostoses">exostosis of the external auditory canal</a> (surfer's ear)</li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/subungual-exostosis">subungual exostosis</a></li>~~
~~-</ul>Where exostoses are capped with cartilage, they are termed osteochondromas, which can be solitary or multiple, sessile or pedunculated:<ul>~~
~~-<li>solitary: <a href="/articles/osteochondroma">osteochondromas</a>~~
~~-</li>~~
~~-<li>multiple: <a href="/articles/hereditary-multiple-exostoses">hereditary multiple exostoses</a>~~
~~-</li>~~
+Exostoses are defined as benign growths of bone extending outwards from the surface of a bone. It can occur in any bone and be triggered by a number of factors. There are a number of examples of exostoses that occur due to local irritant stimuli:<ul>
+<li><a href="/articles/ivory-exostosis">ivory exostosis</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/external-auditory-canal-exostoses">exostosis of the external auditory canal</a> (surfer's ear)</li>
+<li><a href="/articles/subungual-exostosis">subungual exostosis</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/buccal-exostosis" title="buccal exostosis">buccal exostosis</a></li>
+</ul>Where exostoses are capped with cartilage, they are termed osteochondromas, which can be solitary or multiple, sessile or pedunculated:<ul>
+<li>solitary: <a href="/articles/osteochondroma">osteochondromas</a></li>
+<li>multiple: <a href="/articles/hereditary-multiple-exostoses">hereditary multiple exostoses</a></li>

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