Malignant degeneration of a lumbar osteochondroma into a chondrosarcoma which mimicked a large retropertioneal mass.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of a lumbar spinal osteochondroma that transformed into a large chondrosarcoma in a 39-year-old male who presented with an abdominal mass and back pain. This mass was also associated with a fracture of the stalk, which on cross-sectional imaging mimicked a mass of retroperitoneal origin. The diagnosis of chondrosarcoma transforming from a lumbar osteochondroma became apparent when comparison was made with previous studies.
Medical subject headings
- Chondrosarcoma
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Osteochondroma
- Spinal Neoplasms
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Anatomy
- lumbar spine