INTERACTIVE CASE REPORT: Coincidental Chondrosarcoma: A Case Report

The patient, who was 34-year-old applied to the emergency unit with non-specific complaints including chills, shivers, and listlessness. In the PA lung graphy, a rather large, limited mass lesion with a smooth border that was adjacent to the left side of the heart was detected. The thorax MR imaging, revealed a massive lesion of 49x22x17 mm in the level of T-8-9 thoracic vertebrae at the left pedincul level. The mass was totally excised. Following the histological examination, the mass was diagnosed with a grade-I chondrosarcoma. Chondrosarcoma is most commonly seen among the primary malignant tumors of the chest wall. It is generally treated with large, surgical excision.

ÝNTERAKTÝF OLGU SUNUMU: Koinsidental Kondrosarkom: Olgu Sunumu

Otuz dört yaþýndaki erkek hasta üþüme, titreme, halsizlik gibi non spesifik bulgularla acil servise baþvurdu. PA Akciðer grafisinde sol kalp kenarýný silen oldukça büyük düzgün sýnýrlý bir kitle lezyonu saptandý. Toraks MR görüntülenmesinde T-8-9 düzeyinde torakal vertebra sol pedinkül düzeyinde 49x22x17 mm boyutlarýnda kitlesel lezyon izlendi. Kitle total olarak eksize edildi. Histolojik inceleme sonucu ile evre-I kondrosarkom tanýsý kondu. Kondrosarkom göðüs duvarýnýn primer malign tümörleri arasýnda en sýk olanýdýr. Tedavisinde geniþ cerrahi eksizyon uygulanmaktadýr.

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