Chondrosarcoma



Chondrosarcoma is one of the most common malignant bone tumors, it is an adult tumor.
 * In the metaphysis of the proximal part of the humerus, femur, tibia,, and elsewhere.
 * Chondrosarcoma (1).jpg arises primarily or by malignancy of the enchondrum exostoses.
 * Typically: a man aged 40-70 years, complains of pain in the gluteal region, the area of ​​the hip joint or pain in the equilateral thigh / knee, attacks the affected limb, the pain gradually worsens and does not subside at rest.
 * X-ray: intraosseous osteolytic lesion with islets calcification.
 * Histological picture: lobularly arranged masses of cartilaginous tissue with cellular atypia.
 * Therapy:: single treatment surgical removal of the tumor: broad / radical resection of the tumor, ev. metastasectomy in solitary lung disease.

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