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Case Reports
. 2005;63(1-2):24-6.

Chondroma of the subcutaneous bursa of the Achilles tendon

Francesco Oliva  1 , Riccardo Venanzi, Stefano Fratoni, Nicola Maffulli
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  • PMID: 16536214
Case Reports

Chondroma of the subcutaneous bursa of the Achilles tendon

Francesco Oliva et al. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 2005.

Abstract

A 46-year-old female presented a six-month history of posterior heel pain. Clinical and radiographical examination revealed a nodular calcified mass into the subcutaneous tissue of the Achilles tendon bursa. Following excision, histopathology showed an extraskeletal soft-tissue chondroma. Follow up at 24 months showed no recurrence. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a soft tissue chondroma at this site: some soft tissue tumors develop at unusual anatomic location.

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