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Cartilage and bone containing benign mesenchymoma of the thigh and popliteal fossa

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We report a case of a large cartilage and bone containing mesenchymoma of the thigh and popliteal fossa in a 56-year-old man. Mesenchymomas are rare tumors with a histologically benign pattern. They may be associated with morbidity as a result of local infiltrative growth.

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Nous rapportons le cas d’un grand mésenchy-mome de la cuisse et du creux poplité contenant du cartilage et de l’os chez un homme de 56 ans. Ces mésenchymomes sont des tumeurs rares avec une histologie bénigne. Ils peuvent être cause de morbiditéà cause de leur croissance avec infiltration locale.

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Accepted: 3 February 2000

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Ganzer, D., Follak, N. & Lorenz, G. Cartilage and bone containing benign mesenchymoma of the thigh and popliteal fossa. International Orthopaedics SICOT 24, 115–117 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002640000126

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