Spinal chondrosarcoma arising from a solitary lumbar osteochondroma.
JBR-BTR
; 97(1): 21-4, 2014.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24765766
Chondrosarcoma is a primary malignant neoplasm of cartilage-forming cells that rarely involves the axial skeleton, typically affecting skeletally mature patients. It may arise as a primary bone tumour or as a secondary lesion from a pre-existing benign cartilaginous neoplasm such as an osteochondroma or enchondroma. We report the case of a 68-year-old female who presented with a mildly painful paraspinal mass lesion as a result of malignant degeneration of a previously unknown solitary lumbar osteochondroma into a large chondrosarcoma. The characteristic imaging findings on cross-sectional imaging techniques are reviewed and illustrated, along with an outline of relevant clinical and therapeutic aspects.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Coluna Vertebral
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Neoplasias Ósseas
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Osteocondroma
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Condrossarcoma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article