title: Primary retroperitoneal extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma: a computed tomography diagnosis.
abstract: Mesenchymal chondrosarcomas, although very rare compared with conventional chondrosarcomas, are one of the few primary malignant tumours of bone that sometimes also arise in the soft tissues. Here we present a rare case of retroperitoneal extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (ESMC) in a 50-year-old female that showed characteristic extensive calcification. In this report, we discuss CT features of ESMC with pathological correlation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Government Medical College, Nagpur, India 440003. kishortaori@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taori
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Attarde
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandanshive
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rangankar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rewatkar
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018211:Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed