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SUBMITTER: Andersson C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4156271 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Andersson Carola C Osterlundh Gustaf G Enlund Fredrik F Kindblom Lars-Gunnar LG Hansson Magnus M
Oncology letters 20140718 4
Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is an extremely rare malignant tumour that most commonly originates in the bone, but is also present in extraskeletal sites. The tumour is morphologically characterized by a biphasic pattern of small round cells and islands of cartilage. Spinal mesenchymal chondrosarcomas are even rarer and, therefore, few investigations exist regarding the biological behaviour of the tumours. In the present study, we report a case of a 10-year-old female presenting with 9 months of ba ...[more]