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Soft tissue chondroma—a study of 15 tumours
Author(s) -
HUMPHREYS S.,
PAMBAKIAN H.,
McKEE P.H.,
FLETCHER C.D.M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
histopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.626
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1365-2559
pISSN - 0309-0167
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1986.tb02470.x
Subject(s) - chondroma , chondrosarcoma , pleomorphism (cytology) , soft tissue , differential diagnosis , pathology , medicine , anatomy , lesion , hyaline cartilage , cartilage , nuclear atypia , atypia , osteoarthritis , articular cartilage , immunohistochemistry , alternative medicine
Fifteen cases of soft tissue chondroma have been reviewed. This lesion shows an equal sex incidence and occurs predominantly in middle‐aged individuals. The majority arise in the hands and feet. Histologically these tumours are largely composed of adult‐type hyaline cartilage, but in all cases foci show nuclear atypia and pleomorphism. In cartilaginous lesions of the axial skeleton or large limb bones this would probably have led to a diagnosis of well differentiated chondrosarcoma. Despite these worrying features none of the seven cases for which follow‐up information is available recurred. The importance of recognizing the benign nature of these little‐known tumours is stressed. The differential diagnosis of soft tissue cartilaginous tumours is briefly discussed.