Abstract
Objective
The objective of this study was to elucidate the imaging and pathological features
of extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcomas (EMCs).
Methods
Imaging findings of eight EMC cases were retrospectively analyzed.
Results
Soft tissue masses with different patterns of mineralization were found in five cases
on computed tomographic scans. On magnetic resonance images, peripherally located
EMCs demonstrated mixed signal intensity on T2-weighted images and heterogeneous enhancement
with both calcified and noncalcified areas.
Conclusion
EMCs exhibited several characteristic imaging features, which when used in combination
with the mineralization pattern, enhancement of the calcified area, and signal intensity
feature might have diagnostic value for this rare tumor.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: December 16, 2011
Accepted:
November 3,
2011
Received:
June 10,
2011
Footnotes
☆The work was performed in The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University.
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© 2012 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
