Peripheral (Secondary) Chondrosarcoma

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Imaging: On x-ray – typical aspect of an osteochondroma with more abundant calcifications or ossifications, intense, and diffused radiopacities, with thicker superficial uncalcified layer and with fuzzy margins towards the…

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Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans

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Location: Trunk, groin, and proximal extremities. Clinical: Nodular or plaque-like painless cutaneous tumor, slowly growing. Diagnosis: A well-defined superficial tumor. On MRI, in T1 usually iso- or hypointense to skeletal…

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Fibromatosis

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T2 MR images, coronal of the thigh and sagittal of the foot. The thigh lesion has a low signal and infiltrates the muscles, whereas one in the foot is nodular…

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Lipomas

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Localization: (a) Superficial (frequent): in the subcutaneous tissue of the back, shoulder, neck, and proximal extremities. (b) Deep (rare): within or between muscles or adherent to bone, tendons, joints or…

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Multicentric Osteosarcoma

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On radiographs multiple mainly sclerotic lesions are easily detected. The epiphyseal involvement is frequent in this lesion High-grade osteoblastic osteosarcoma usually extensively sclerotic with low cellularity and diminished cytological anaplasia…

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Telangiectatic Osteosarcoma

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Clinical: Clinically, the tumor has an aggressive course, with an expanding soft tissue mass, soft and tender on palpation, with increased local temperature. Pathologic fracture is not uncommon. Imaging: Imaging…

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Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma

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Location: Trunk and craniofacial bones. Rare in the limbs. Clinical: Pain and swelling. Imaging: On x-ray – osteolytic lesion with permeative destruction of bone, ill-defined margins, breaking the cortex, with…

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Fibrosarcoma

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Localization: The most frequent locations are femur, tibia, humerus, and pelvis. Usually located in the meta-diaphysis, it may invade the epiphysis or be multicentric. Clinical: In low-grade tumors, there is…

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