title: Myxoid chondrosarcoma of the mediastinum.
abstract: We report a unique case of primary myxoid chondrosarcoma in the posterior mediastinum. This lesion clinically mimicked a neurogenic tumor due to its location and dumbbell appearance. The histogenesis of this tumor is discussed and a skeletal origin from the thoracic vertebrae is suggested. It is concluded that myxoid chondrosarcoma has to be distinguished for the differential diagnosis among the long list of myxoid tumors arising in the posterior mediastinum.
authors.affiliation: Second Chair of Pathological Anatomy, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pescarmona
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Rendina
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Venuta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pisacane
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Baroni
mesh_terms: D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009380:Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae