A case of chondrome arising from the nasal septum, in a 42-year-old woman, is described. In spite of its benignity the prognostic is doubtful owing to its possible transformation in chondrosarcoma. The fundamentals of this onerous change are both clinical and anatomopathological, and are briefly discussed in the paper. Having in mind the spare figures of cases reported the AA. make a bibliographic survey mentioning 19 previous cases.
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BMJ Case Rep
November 2024
Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal- 576104, Karnataka, India.
Solitary enchondromas are usually seen in the tubular bones of the hands and feet. Their occurrence in the radius is extremely rare. Here, we report a male patient in his 30s with a history of pain in the right forearm for the past 7 months and swelling for the past 4 months.
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August 2024
Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, ROU.
Chondroma is a benign tumor formation that occurs through the proliferation of cartilaginous tissue. It can be located centrally (enchondroma) or peripherally, often appears between 10-30 years of age, and is commonly discovered incidentally. This case report describes a 46-year-old woman presenting with pain in the left calf and partial functional impotence.
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August 2024
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. Electronic address:
Neoplasms of the tongue are relatively common, and the vast majority are epithelial in phenotype. Although uncommon, a diverse and distinctive array of mesenchymal neoplasms arises in this anatomic site. To increase our understanding of these lesions, we reviewed our experience of MNs of the tongue and described their clinicopathologic features.
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July 2024
Department of Orthopedics, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Second Clinical School, Lanzhou University, China; Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730030, China. Electronic address:
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