Chondroid Tumors as Incidental Findings and Differential Diagnosis between Enchondromas and Low-grade Chondrosarcomas

• Published in: Seminars in musculoskeletal radiology Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 3
• Main Authors: Afonso, P Diana, Isaac, Amanda, Villagrán, José Martel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Biopsy; Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Bone Neoplasms - pathology; Chondroma - diagnostic imaging; Chondroma - pathology; Chondrosarcoma - diagnostic imaging; Chondrosarcoma - pathology; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Incidental Findings; Neoplasm Grading

Chondroid tumors are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms that all share the production of chondroid matrix. This ranges from a fetal type to mature hyaline cartilage and mirrors its imaging characteristics.The benign chondroid tumors represent some of the most encountered incidental bone lesions, wit...