title: Chondrosarcoma of the foot.
abstract: Chondrosarcomas have been seen clinically as aggressive tumors, with radiographic and histologic findings consistent with malignancy; however, they may have an insidious clinical course, with relatively benign radiographic and histopathologic findings. Rarely, a chondrosarcoma may present as a primary lesion of the foot. It is important to recognize these lesions as malignancies. The authors provide an overview of these neoplasms and describe a case of a low-grade chondrosarcoma in a 64-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco 94115, USA.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pollak
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Harvey
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010808:Physical Examination; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed