title: Paravertebral extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (CME) is a rare malignant soft tissue tumour described as a distinct clinical, histological, immunohistochemical, genetical and evolutive entity. It represents only 2.5% of soft tissue sarcomas. Its individualization is important because it has a long and indolent clinical course, and tumour-related death often occurs after a long survival period. The diagnostic key is morphological supported by immunohistochemistry and genetics t (9; 22) that allow differentiating it from other tumours with myxoid stroma and from chordoma. This report describes a patient with paravertebral extraskeletal myxoid chondrosrcoma with a high locoregional extension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Fatima Zahra
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Farhane
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Zineb
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Alami
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Touria
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bouhafa
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Abderrahmane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elmazghi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hassouni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018204:Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Extraskleletal myxoid chondrosarcoma; malignant tumour; paravertebral