TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2011 , Vol 26 , Num 1
Extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the thigh: a case report
Kasım KILIÇARSLAN,1 İsmail DEMİRKALE,1 Aydan KILIÇARSLAN,2 Bülent CİLESUN,2 Hasan YILDIRIM1
1Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, Ankara
2Başkent Üniversitesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara
Extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is a rare cartilaginous malignant tumor that shows very fast progression clinically and has very high local recurrence and distant metastasis rates. The most common locations are the bladder, brain, meninges, mediastinum, and thigh. In this case report, we present the clinical features and treatment of a thigh-localized slowgrowing, painful tumor diagnosed as extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma in a 22-year-old male, and we discuss the general characteristics of the tumor. Keywords : Extraskeletal; mesenchymal chondrosarcoma; cartilaginous tumor