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Del Grande F, Ahlawat S, McCarthy E, Fayad LM. Grade 1 and 2 Chondrosarcomas of the Chest Wall: CT Imaging Features and Review of the Literature. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12020292. [PMID: 35204383 PMCID: PMC8870800 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12020292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The purpose of our retrospective article is to review the CT imaging features of chondrosarcomas of the chest wall with pathologic correlation. For 26 subjects with biopsy-proven chondrosarcomas of the chest wall, two musculoskeletal radiologists retrospectively reviewed 26 CT scans in consensus. Descriptive statistics were performed. The mean tumor size was 57 mm. Twenty (20/26, 77%) chondrosarcomas were located in the ribs and six (6/26, 23%) in the sternum. The majority were lytic (19/26, 73%) with <25% calcification (15/26, 58%), and with a soft tissue mass (22/27, 85%). In this study CT features of grade 1 chondrosarcoma overlapped with those of grade 2 tumors. In conclusion, chondrosarcomas of the chest wall are generally lytic with an associated soft tissue mass, showing little calcified matrix and low-to-intermediate grade.
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Affiliation(s)
- Filippo Del Grande
- The Russel H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (S.A.); (L.M.F.)
- Clinica di Radiologia EOC, Via Tesserete, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +41-91-811-60-69; Fax: +41-91-811-60-90
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- The Russel H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (S.A.); (L.M.F.)
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;
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- The Russel H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (S.A.); (L.M.F.)
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- R A Hall
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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