Chondromyxoid fibroma of the foot. A report of a missed diagnosis.
A chondromyxoid fibroma in the calcaneus of an 11-year old girl was primarily diagnosed as a solitary bone cyst. During three years the tumor was curetted three times. Soft-tissue involvement increased with each local recurrence; finally a below knee amputation was necessary.
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002812:Chondroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed