title: [Chondroblastoma of the metatarsal bone and its 17-year follow-up].
abstract: Chondroblastoma is a rare bone tumor of cartilaginous origin. Metatarsal involvement is very rare, with a few cases. We presented a case of chondroblastoma localized in the fourth metatarsal bone. The patient presented with persistent pain of eight-month duration on the lateral side of his foot, which developed after an inversion ankle sprain. Radiological examination showed a large osteolytic lesion with sclerotic margins in the fourth metatarsal bone. The lesion was treated with extra-articular curettage and autogenous bone grafting. During a 17-year follow-up, the patient had no complaints, and there were no clinical or radiological findings of local recurrence or metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. drbulentozkurt@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozkurt
authors.forename: Kerem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Başarir
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Yener
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sağlik
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult