title: Primary mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the pancreas.
abstract: Extraskeletal chondrosarcomas are rare and there is only one reported case of primary pancreatic chondrosarcoma. We report the case of a 34-year-old woman with a 6-month history of abdominal pain and distention. Radiological studies indicated a mass in the pancreas, and exploratory laparotomy revealed a tumour of the pancreas extending to the hepatic vessels and hepatoduodenal ligament. The mass was completely excised, and the histopathological diagnosis was primary mesenchymal pancreatic chondrosarcoma. Tumour recurred at follow-up 52 months postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. buxianmin@163.com
authors.forename: Xianmin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bu
authors.forename: Xianwei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018211:Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed