title: Chondromyxoid fibroma of a metatarsal.
abstract: The authors present a case report on a cartilage producing tumor of bone. Because of its rare nature and atypical form afflicting the foot, diagnosis is a challenge. Often baseline examinations such as xerograms, radiographs, and blood values will not present all of the information necessary for diagnosis. However, when coupled with magnetic resonance imaging, CT scan and/or bone scan, information important to the staging and preparation for definitive treatment can be secured, although many lesions of bone cannot be definitively diagnosed until such time that a histologic examination is performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Podiatric Surgery, Marlborough Hospitals, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Crisafulli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sakhuja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local