Chondrosarcoma in a patient with McCune-Albright syndrome. Report of a case

P Blanco; T Schaeverbeke; L Baillet; L Lequen; B Bannwarth; J Dehais

Chondrosarcoma in a patient with McCune-Albright syndrome. Report of a case

Rev Rhum Engl Ed. 1999 Mar;66(3):177-9.

Authors

P Blanco¹, T Schaeverbeke, L Baillet, L Lequen, B Bannwarth, J Dehais

Affiliation

¹ Rheumatology Department, Pellegrin Teaching Hospital, Bordeaux, France.

PMID: 10327499

Abstract

A case of McCune-Albright syndrome with acromegaly and chrondrosarcoma is reported. The potential role of chronic growth hormone overproduction in the occurrence of malignant transformation and the possible value of bisphosphonates in the treatment of bone fibrous dysplasias are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Chondrosarcoma / complications*
Chondrosarcoma / pathology
Female
Femoral Neoplasms / complications*
Femoral Neoplasms / pathology
Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / complications*
Humans
Muscle Neoplasms / pathology
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Thigh