Open AccessChondrosarcoma of the distal phalanx of the right great toe: Report of a rare malignancy and review of literature
Author(s) -
Santosh Kumar Mondal
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.95191
Subject(s) - phalanx , chondrosarcoma , medicine , malignancy , soft tissue , amputation , foot (prosody) , proximal phalanx , histopathological examination , physical examination , toe , lesion , surgery , anatomy , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , thermodynamics
Foot is an uncommon site for chondrosarcoma and involvement of phalanges is extremely rare. Here, a case of low-grade chondrosarcoma of the distal phalanx of the right great toe in a 37-year-old male patient is being reported. The patient complained of gradual swelling of the right great toe and pain for last 2 years. X-ray showed a lytic lesion destroying the distal phalanx with soft tissue extension. Amputation of the great toe was done and specimen was sent for histopathological examination. Microscopical examination revealed grade 1 chodrosarcoma infiltrating the surrounding soft tissue and muscle. The patient is on 1-year follow-up which is uneventful.