Late pulmonary metastases from chondroblastoma of the distal femur. A case report.
A patient treated with curettage and bone grafting for a chondroblastoma of the distal femur sustained a pathologic fracture after a local recurrence. He then underwent a local, radical resection and an arthrodesis of the knee. Ten years after the first operation, pulmonary metastases were found, for which he underwent a metastasectomy (thoracotomy). At the latest follow-up, 1 year later there were no signs of tumor.
van Horn
J R
JR
Department of Orthopedics, MST-Ziekenhuis Enschede, The Netherlands.
Vincent
J G
JG
Wiersma-van Tilburg
A M
AM
Pruszczynski
M
M
Slooff
T J
TJ
Molkenboer
J F
JF
D000328:Adult; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography