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==Chondrosarcoma==
==Chondrosarcoma==
===General===
Clinical/epidemiologic features:<ref name=pmid17976362>{{cite journal |author=Skubitz KM, D'Adamo DR |title=Sarcoma |journal=Mayo Clin. Proc. |volume=82 |issue=11 |pages=1409–32 |year=2007 |month=November |pmid=17976362 |doi= |url=http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/82/11/1409.long}}</ref>
*Usually arise in a (benign) abnormality of cartilage (e.g. osteochondroma, enchondroma).
*May be associated with a syndrome:
**Olier disease (multiple enchondromatosis).
**Maffucci syndrome (multiple enchondromas and hemangiomas).
Several subtypes exist:
*Chondrosarcoma not otherwise specified (NOS).
*Juxtacortical chondrosarcoma.
*Myxoid chondrosarcoma.
*Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma.
*Clear cell chondrosarcoma.
*Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma chondrosarcoma.
===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref>IAV. 26 February 2009.</ref>
Features:<ref>IAV. 26 February 2009.</ref>
*Abnormal cartilage.
*"Abnormal cartilage":
*Nuclear atypia.
**Nuclear atypia.
**Nuclear clearing.
***Nuclear clearing.
**Nucleoli.
***Nucleoli.


Several subtypes exist.
Images:
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chondrosarcoma_(2).jpg Chondrosarcoma (WC)].


====Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma====
====Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma====
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