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ArticleCancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)2022

Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the chest wall in an adolescent patient: A case report and brief review of the literature.

Marti Goldenberg, Archana Ar Ramgopal, Cláudia M Salgado, Miguel Reyes-Múgica, Marcus M Malek, Jean M Tersak

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Article in Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors.

Marti GoldenbergUPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6206-008X
Archana Ar RamgopalUPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Cláudia M SalgadoUPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Miguel Reyes-MúgicaUPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Marcus M MalekUPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8803-8553
Jean M TersakUPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Funding

VECTOR CORE FACILITYP30CA047904 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Jessie Nedrow · 1988 to 2026
$158.0M
Burroughs Wellcome FundNCI NIH HHS P30 CA047904University of Pittsburgh
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMesenchymal chondrosarcoma is a rare and aggressive bone tumor with few reports of primary tumor in the chest wall. CASE: We report a case of a 17-year-old male presenting with back pain and a posterior mediastinal mass. Imaging demonstrated what was thought to be a benign chondral tumor. The patient underwent resection which confirmed extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma. The patient declined proposed adjuvant chemotherapy and underwent multiple resections for rapid local reoccurrence. He ultimately elected for hospice care.

conclusionThe case highlights the importance of close disease monitoring and exploration of treatment options, given lack of established guidelines and consistent tumor features.

Indexed as

AdolescentBone NeoplasmsChondrosarcoma, MesenchymalHumansMaleThoracic WallTomography, X-Ray Computedchest wallextraskeletalmediastinummesenchymal chondrosarcomatumor

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PMID34132499
PMCPMC8789610

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