title: Malignant chondromyxoid fibroma of the scapula.
abstract: A rare case of malignant chondromyxoid fibroma developed in the scapula of a woman who was treated with interscapulothoracic resection. When a biopsy specimen was submitted for study, difficulty was encountered in establishing the histologic diagnosis. A large dose of radiation was given before surgery, based on an original biopsy diagnosis of osteosarcoma; in retrospect, preoperative irradiation probably was contraindicated. Two years and four months after surgery, the patient was working with no evidence of recurrence or metastasis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012540:Scapula / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery