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Chondro-osseous tumours (view source)
Revision as of 01:42, 16 February 2012
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*Sclerotic margin. | *Sclerotic margin. | ||
*"Young" = growth plates open. | *"Young" = growth plates open. | ||
*Typically painful.<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_625>{{Ref PCPBoD8|625}}</ref> | |||
===Gross=== | ===Gross=== | ||
*Well-defined lesion. | |||
Image: | Image: | ||
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**Nuclear morphology variable: ovoid, folded or grooved. | **Nuclear morphology variable: ovoid, folded or grooved. | ||
**Moderate-abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm. | **Moderate-abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm. | ||
*+/- | *+/-Calcification surrounds the cell nests ("chickenwire" appearance) - '''classic feature'''. | ||
**Cell nests have a thin pale blue rimming. | |||
*+/-Giant cells. | *+/-Giant cells. | ||
**May lead to confusion with ''giant cell tumour''. | **May lead to confusion with ''giant cell tumour''. | ||