Enneking type III resection of pubic chondrosarcoma: A case report

ABSTRACT: Chondrosarcomas are rare malignant cartilaginous tumor affecting adult and elderly patient. Pelvic and long bones are the most common location. We differentiate conventional chondrosarcoma which arises do novo from preexisting normal bone (primary chondrosarcoma) or within a preexisting lesion such as enchondromas or osteochondromas (secondary chondrosarcoma), Other rare subtypes of chondrosarcoma include clear cell chondrosarcoma, dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma, and mesenchymal chondrosarcoma, which will be considered separately. Although there are diverse clinical presentations depending on the anatomic extend, radiographic features of chondrosarcoma are very characteristic comprising frequently a combination of bone expansion and heterogeneous calcifications. We report a case of a 56-y

SUBMITTER: Zaizi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8802051 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature