Open AccessMalignant chondroblastoma of extraskeletal origin
Author(s) -
Ramu Duttaluri,
Guru Prasad Sultanpurkar,
Harshvardhan Raorane,
Harsha Vikram
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.179028
Subject(s) - chondroblastoma , epiphysis , medicine , metastasis , pathology , radiology , anatomy , cancer
Chondroblastoma is a rare benign neoplasm of cartilaginous origin. It typically arises in the epiphysis of a long bone. They occur mostly in the second decade of life and is more common in males. Extraskeletal origin of chondroblastoma is a rarity and virulent behavior by its local aggressive nature or metastasis is reported in very few cases. We hereby, present a case of chondroblastoma in the left popliteal fossa first of its kind in a 62-year-old female, primary tumor extraskeletal in origin which turned locally aggressive and eventually metastasized to lungs. The patient is now on palliative therapy.