title: Giant chondroblastoma of the scapula with pulmonary metastases.
abstract: A 53-year-old man presented with a 12-year history of a progressively growing solid mass at his left shoulder. A 39x30x18-cm and 14.440-kg mass including the scapula was resected. Pathologic features were specific for chondroblastoma. During the 36-month follow-up, he had multiple inoperable metastatic lesions in his lungs. Histology of the transthoracic needle biopsy showed the metastatic nodules had features specific for chondroblastoma; however, the microscopic features additionally had hyperchromasia and increased mitotic activity in some areas. In the English literature, there are a few cases of chondroblastoma located in the scapula. It is exceptional to see this lesion in the sixth decade of life and with pulmonary metastases.
authors: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Adana Medical Center, School of Medicine, Baskent University, 01250 Adana, Turkey. gurkanozkoc@hotmail.com
authors: Gurkan
authors: G
authors: Ozkoc
authors: Gulfiliz
authors: G
authors: Gonlusen
authors: Metin
authors: M
authors: Ozalay
authors: Fazilet
authors: F
authors: Kayaselcuk
authors: Aysin
authors: A
authors: Pourbagher
authors: Reha N
authors: RN
authors: Tandogan
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012540:Scapula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*