Extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma: case report and review of the literature.
A case of extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma in a 62-year-old woman is reported. This unusual sarcoma was localized in the right thigh (quadriceps) and treated with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Sixty-three cases were found in the literature, with neurologic localization in 29 cases and muscular localization in 34 cases. Among clinical features, a significant difference in age at the time of diagnosis was found between the two localizations, which strongly suggests the possibility of two different types of extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma.
Louvet
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de Gramont
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Krulik
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Jagueux
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Hubert
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Brissaud
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Sirinelli
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Augereau
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Tubiana
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Debray
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D000792:Angiography; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013848:Thigh / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed