A rare case of epiphyseal chondromyxoid fibroma of the proximal tibia

Korean J Radiol. 2011 Nov-Dec;12(6):761-4. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2011.12.6.761. Epub 2011 Sep 27.

Abstract

Chondromyxoid fibroma is an uncommon benign cartilaginous tumor of the bone. It occurs most frequently in the metaphysis of long tubular bones, and an epiphyseal location is exceedingly rare. We present here an unusual case of a chondromyxoid fibroma that occurred in the epiphysis of the proximal tibia with an open growth plate. MR imaging findings of this tumor, which has, to the best of our knowledge, never been described in an epiphyseal location, makes the present case unique.

Keywords: Bone, tumors; Chondromyxoid fibroma; Epiphysis; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Chondroma / diagnosis*
  • Epiphyses
  • Fibroma / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Tibia*