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Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma in childhood: report of a case

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Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma is an unconventional chondrosarcoma of distinctive pathology. The tumor, not previously reported in childhood, is characterized by a very poor prognosis with an average survival of only 6 months. Imaging features include a lytic lesion, focal calcifications, and a soft tissue mass.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital, 510 So. Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    T. E. Herman & W. H. McAlister

  2. Lauren V. Ackerman Laboratory of Surgical Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    L. P. Dehner

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, 1 Children’s Place, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    B. A. Kaufman

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Herman, T.E., McAlister, W.H., Dehner, L.P. et al. Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma in childhood: report of a case. Pediatr Radiol 25 (Suppl 1), S140–S142 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03545611

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