Chondrosarcoma

Left pelvic 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.
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  Chondrosarcoma
  It 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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References

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• GALLO, Jiří, et al. Ortopedie pro studenty lékařských a zdravotnických fakult. 1. edition. Olomouc : Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011. ISBN 978-80-244-2486-6.