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===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP_642>{{Ref WMSP|642}}</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP_642>{{Ref WMSP|642}}</ref>
*Abundant extracellular material - pink on [[H&E stain]].
*Abundant extracellular material - pink on [[H&E stain]] - looks vaguely like cartilage.
*Nuclear morphology variable: ovoid, folded or grooved.
*Chondroblasts:
*+/-Calcifications surrounds cells nests ("chickenwire" appearance) - '''classic feature'''.
**Nuclear morphology variable: ovoid, folded or grooved.
**Moderate-abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm.
*+/-Calcifications surround cells nests ("chickenwire" appearance) - '''classic feature'''.
*+/-Giant cells.
*+/-Giant cells.
**May lead to confusion with ''giant cell tumour''.
**May lead to confusion with ''giant cell tumour''.
Images:
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chondroblastoma_-_intermed_mag.jpg Chondroblastoma - intermed. mag. (WC)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chondroblastoma_-_very_high_mag.jpg Chondroblastoma - very high mag. (WC)].
*[http://img.medscape.com/pi/emed/ckb/orthopedic_surgery/1230552-1254949-996.jpg Chondroblastoma (medscape.com)].<ref name=emed_chondroblastoma>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1254949-diagnosis http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1254949-diagnosis]. Accessed on: 31 December 2010.</ref>
*[http://img.medscape.com/pi/emed/ckb/orthopedic_surgery/1230552-1254949-997.jpg Chondroblastoma with "chickenwire" appearance (medscape.com)].<ref name=emed_chondroblastoma>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1254949-diagnosis http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1254949-diagnosis]. Accessed on: 31 December 2010.</ref>


===IHC===
===IHC===
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP_642>{{Ref WMSP|642}}</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP_642>{{Ref WMSP|642}}</ref>
*S100 +ve.
*S100 +ve.
*Vimentin +ve.<ref name=emed_chondroblastoma>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1254949-diagnosis http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1254949-diagnosis]. Accessed on: 31 December 2010.</ref>


==Chondrosarcoma==
==Chondrosarcoma==
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