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Chondromyxoid fibroma: A clinicopathologic study of 76 cases
Author(s) -
Rahimi Abbas,
Beabout John W.,
Ivins John C.,
Dahlin David C.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197209)30:3<726::aid-cncr2820300321>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - chondromyxoid fibroma , medicine , chondrosarcoma , lesion , malignant transformation , tibia , fibroma , radiology , surgery , pathology , anatomy
A study of 76 chondromyxoid fibromas affirms that it is a benign tumor, apparently of cartilaginous derivation, that is most likely to occur in adolescents and young adults. Although a wide skeletal distribution has been observed, the lesion most often affects major limb bones, especially the tibia. The characteristic but somewhat complex histologic range of this lesion, coupled with its benign appearance on roentgenograms, allows ready distinction from other tumors, most importantly chondrosarcoma. The lesion is somewhat more aggressive and considerably more likely to recur in young patients, but adequate local resection nearly always can forestall such recurrence. Malignant transformation is extremely improbable.