Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma in childhood: report of a case

Pediatric Radiology - Tập 25 - Trang S140-S142 - 1995
T. E. Herman1, W. H. McAlister1, L. P. Dehner2, B. A. Kaufman3
1Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, USA
2Lauren V. Ackerman Laboratory of Surgical Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA
3Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, USA

Tóm tắt

Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma is an unconventional chondrosarcoma of distinctive pathology. The tumor, not previously reported in childhood, is characterized by a very poor prognosis with an average survival of only 6 months. Imaging features include a lytic lesion, focal calcifications, and a soft tissue mass.

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