Chondromyxoid fibroma is an uncommon benign cartilaginous tumor that rarely presents in the sino-nasal region as a locally destructive, erosive lesion. Both clinically and histologically, it is a difficult diagnosis and can be confused with malignant processes such as myxoid chondrosarcoma. Histology of the tumor, especially with a small sample, can be challenging because of its heterogeneous nature showing an admixture of fibrous, myxoid, and chondroid areas. We are reporting unique cytogenetic findings in a case of chondromyxoid fibroma involving the floor of the nasal cavity with a clonal rearrangement between chromosomes 6 and 19. To our knowledge, karyotypes of 14 cases are reported in literature, with 11 cases reporting nonrandom, clonal abnormalities of chromosome 6. These results illustrate the distinctive nature of this tumor and may help identify genes involved in the pathogenesis of this tumor.
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Int J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Marudhar Industrial Area, 2nd phase, M.I.A. 1st phase, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005, India.
Introduction: Benign cartilage tumours with malignant transformation are reported very few. Aiming to report a secondary chondrosarcoma in proximal tibia after chondromyxoid fibroma: a rare entity with limited experience of management.
Case Presentation: we present a challenging case of secondary chondrosarcoma of proximal tibia in surgically managed chondromyxoid fibroma.
Am J Sports Med
January 2025
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Background: Benign bone lesions are a common incidental finding in athletes during workup for musculoskeletal complaints, and athletes are frequently advised to halt participation in contact sports. There are no current guidelines to assist clinicians in referring patients with these lesions to a subspecialist or in advising athletes on the safety of returning to sport.
Purpose: To assist sports medicine physicians in appropriate referral for patients with benign bone lesions through presentation of a literature review and the case of an adolescent athlete with a benign bone lesion in a location with a significant fracture risk.
Contemp Oncol (Pozn)
October 2024
Department of Pathology, Chair of Oncology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland.
Am J Case Rep
October 2024
College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Cureus
October 2024
Department of Pathology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, ROU.
This case report presents an exceedingly rare instance of skull base chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) managed surgically. Chondromyxoid fibromas are very rare tumors (<1% of benign bone tumors), the occurrence in the skull area being even more rare. The location of tumors at the skull base makes their surgical resection extremely challenging, usually resulting in subtotal resection (STR).
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