Extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the cervical meninx.
We report a case of recurrent mesenchymal chondrosarcoma in the cervical paravertebral region that was diagnosed preoperatively by imaging studies. The tumor showed findings of a well-differentiated cartilaginous tumor with a characteristic pattern of calcifications on computed tomography (CT). However, it appeared as a soft tissue sarcoma of lower intensity than common cartilaginous tumors on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This discrepancy between CT and MRI was well correlated with pathological findings of mesenchymal chondrosarcoma and suggested this entity.
Okamoto
Yoshikazu
Y
Department of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, 305-8575, Japan. yokamoto@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
Minami
Manabu
M
Ueda
Takuya
T
Inadome
Yukinari
Y
Tatsumura
Masaki
M
Sakane
Masataka
M
D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D018211:Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA
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