title: Fine-needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis of costal juxtacortical chondrosarcoma presenting as an abdominal mass.
abstract: The majority of chondroid tumors arising in the cortex of bone are benign in nature. Juxtacortical chondrosarcoma is a relatively uncommon variant of chondrosarcoma, which by definition, is a malignant cartilaginous tumor that occurs on the surface of bone and measures at least 5 cm. Although the diagnostic value of fine-needle aspiration biopsy is well established, its role in the diagnosis of soft tissue/bone tumors is still not uniformly accepted. Herein, we describe an interesting and controversial case of costal juxtacortical chondrosarcoma presenting as a large intraabdominal mass in a 52-year old female patient, which was diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida 32209, USA. marilin.rosa@jax.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Marilin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bajestani
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Raafat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Makary
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Villas
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology*; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D010521:Periosteum / Q000473:pathology; D011878:Radiotherapy; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology*