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. 2009 Oct;22(4):362-5.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2009.11928558.

Chest wall chondrosarcoma

Erin Capps  1 , S Michelle Shiller, Scott Cheek, Umesh Oza, Kartik Konduri
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Chest wall chondrosarcoma

Erin Capps et al. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2009 Oct.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
CT images through the chest at the level of the carina in both (a) soft tissue and (b) bone windows demonstrate a lytic mass involving the right anterior third rib, centered at the costochondral junction. A large, lobulated soft tissue component elevates the pectoralis musculature. A few scattered internal calcifications are suggestive of chondroid matrix.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Scrape preparation at time of ultrasound-guided biopsy demonstrating a myxoid chondroid matrix, increased cellularity, and chondrocytes. Diff-Quik stain, (a) ×100, (b) ×400.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Paraffin cell block prepared from ultrasound-guided biopsy showing focal increased cellularity, chondroid matrix, and chondrocytes. Hematoxylin and eosin stain, (a) ×40, (b) ×100.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Gross images of the resected tumor, showing the lesion (a) anteriorly, (b) posteriorly, (c) in cross-section, and (d) invading and destroying the third rib.
Figure 5
Figure 5
(a) Subpleural tumor nodule (×100). (b) Tumor at anterior resection margin (arrow) (×40). (c, d) Tumor expanding marrow cavity with markedly increased cellularity, nuclear atypia, and occasional multinucleated cells (×400). (e) Tumor expanding blood vessel.
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