Conventional chondrosarcoma in the right hand with the invasion of the pisiform and the hamate bones - case report

Vol. 58 No. 1, 2017

ROMANIAN JOURNAL of MORPHOLOGY and EMBRYOLOGY

Daniel Laurentiu Pop, Andrei Gheorghe Marius Motoc, Horia George Haragus, Bogdan Catalin Ciupe, Mihaela Iacob, Dinu Vermesan, Radu Prejbeanu, Daniel-Claudiu Malita, Carmen Lacramioara Zamfir, Roxana Folescu

Chondrosarcoma is a malignant hyaline cartilage forming tumor. It is a rare pathology, with an estimated incidence of one in 200 000 individuals per year. It appears in two forms: primary, representing 90% of all cases and secondary emergence that develops on preexistent lesions. Primary chondrosarcomas are uncommon in the hand, with a frequency of only 1.5-3.2% of all chondrosarcomas. In conventional chondrosarcoma (cCS), the histological malignancy grading represents the main prognostic factor for surgical planning and prognosis. We present the case of a 60-year-old male, examined in the First Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Dr. Pius Branzeu Clinical Hospital, Timisoara, Romania, with non-specific symptoms in the right hand. After clinical examination and imagistics, surgery and histopathological examination of the tumor were performed. This showed a conventional well differentiated - G1 chondrosarcoma, as suggested also by imagistic and clinical context.

Corresponding author: Daniel-Claudiu Malita, Lecturer, MD, PhD; e-mail: d.malita@gmail.com

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