title: Pelvic chondrosarcoma in an 18-year-old man masquerading as tuberculous ilipsoas abscess.
abstract: Chondrosarcoma is distinctly uncommon in the younger age group. We report an unusual presentation of pelvic bone chondrosarcoma in an 18-year-old man clinically creating an impression of tuberculous abscess, and we discuss the CT and MRI appearances.
authors.affiliation: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India. tittythomas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Titty Thomas
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Zacharia
authors.forename: Bhushan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lakhar
authors.forename: James Joseph
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Perumpallichira
authors.forename: Govind
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chavhan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*