title: Amianthoid fibres in a chondrosarcoma.
abstract: Amianthoid fibres up to about 1000 nm thick were found in the matrix of a chondrosarcoma. Our findings support the idea that this is a degenerative change and that these fibres are probably formed by coalescence of collagen fibrils.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003094:Collagen; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen