title: A High-Grade Chondrosarcoma of Calcaneum Mimicking as a Benign Pathology: Delayed Diagnosis and Management.
abstract: This case is presented to highlight a rare case of chondrosarcoma of calcaneum in a young adult mimicking as a benign pathology and to highlight the diagnosis and early management of such cases to prevent complications and even death. Chondrosarcoma constitutes less than 10% of all primary malignancies of bone and occurs mostly in proximal locations such as pelvis, proximal femur, and proximal humerus. We present a case of high-grade chondrosarcoma at a very rare site, calcaneum of a 40-year-old male that was mimicking as a benign pathology. This case report highlights the importance of proper clinical examination, evaluation, and suspicion for benign occurring lesions to prevent complications related to a delay in diagnosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Therapeutic, Level IV: Case study.
authors: Postgraduate Departments of Orthopaedics (MAB, MS, BAM, AAK), Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaDepartment of Pathology (NN), Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India muzamilbaba79@yahoo.com.
authors: Muzamil Ahmad
authors: MA
authors: Baba
authors: Postgraduate Departments of Orthopaedics (MAB, MS, BAM, AAK), Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaDepartment of Pathology (NN), Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors: Naila
authors: N
authors: Nazir
authors: Postgraduate Departments of Orthopaedics (MAB, MS, BAM, AAK), Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaDepartment of Pathology (NN), Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors: Maajid
authors: M
authors: Shabeer
authors: Postgraduate Departments of Orthopaedics (MAB, MS, BAM, AAK), Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaDepartment of Pathology (NN), Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors: Bashir Ahmed
authors: BA
authors: Mir
authors: Postgraduate Departments of Orthopaedics (MAB, MS, BAM, AAK), Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaDepartment of Pathology (NN), Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors: Altaf Ahmad
authors: AA
authors: Kawoosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: amputation; calcaneum; chondrosarcoma; tumor