Chondrosarcoma in a patient with McCune-Albright syndrome. Report of a case.
A case of McCune-Albright syndrome with acromegaly and chrondrosarcoma is reported. The potential role of chronic growth hormone overproduction in the occurrence of malignant transformation and the possible value of bisphosphonates in the treatment of bone fibrous dysplasias are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013848:Thigh