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Chondrosarcoma occurring in a patient with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

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A 36-year-old white man with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia was found to have a high-grade chondrosarcoma arising from the left ilium. Although a left hemipelvectomy was performed, the patient subsequently developed sacral and pulmonary metastases and succumbed to his disease. This patient represents the first documented example of an unequivocally high-grade chondrosarcoma arising in an area of fibrous dysplasia without prior irradiation.

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  1. Department of Pathology, The University of Kansas College of Health Sciences and Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas, USA

    Henry Travers M.D.

  2. Section of Orthopedic Surgery, The University of Kansas College of Health Sciences and Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas, USA

    James R. Neff M.D.

  3. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Kansas College of Health Sciences and Hospital, 39th at Rainbow Boulevard, 66103, Kansas City, KS, USA

    Arthur A. De Smet M.D.

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De Smet, A.A., Travers, H. & Neff, J.R. Chondrosarcoma occurring in a patient with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia. Skeletal Radiol 7, 197–201 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00361864

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