Items tagged “chondrosarcoma”

Primary breast chondrosarcoma is a rare type of sarcoma that originates from the mammary stroma and not from the underlying bone or cartilage of the chest wall. Epidemiology The prevalence of primary breast chondrosarcoma is reported to be 0.5-1%, they represent <5% of all sarcomas 1,14. Clin...

Central atypical cartilaginous tumors/chondrosarcomas grade 1 (ACT/CS1) or low-grade central chondrosarcomas are locally aggressive chondral neoplasms that arise centrally within bone from the medullar cavity. Terminology The terminology depends mainly on localization. Low-grade tumors arising...

Central chondrosarcomas grade 2 and 3 (CS2/CS3) are malignant intermediate- and high-grade cartilagineous or chondroid matrix-generating neoplasms that arise intramedullary 1-3. Epidemiology The incidence of central intermediate and high-grade chondrosarcomas has also risen compared to the 199...