[Chondroblastoma of the patella with pathological fracture].
Chondroblastoma is a rare benign bone tumor of cartilaginous origin. The typical localization of a chondroblastoma is the epiphysis of long tubular bones--the patella is a very unusual site with an estimated occurrence of 2%. We report a case of a 16-year-old patient with a chondroblastoma of the patella associated with a pathologic fracture. Partial resection of the patella was performed. This is the sixth case in the literature that associates patellar chondroblastoma with fracture.
Rischke
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B
Abteilung für Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Kreiskrankenhaus Pinneberg, Universität Hamburg.
Engels
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C
Pietsch
E
E
Werner
M
M
Delling
G
G
D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*