Diffuse mineralization of forearm extraskeletal chondroma

Joint Bone Spine. 2008 Jul;75(4):479-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2007.06.019. Epub 2008 Apr 25.

Abstract

We report on the clinical, histologic, and radiologic features - including CT and MRI - of extraskeletal chondroma in a rare case of diffuse calcification of the chondroid matrix. T2-weighted MR imaging showed a well-demarcated mass of low signal intensity in the left flexor digitalis profundus, with a slight surrounding intramuscular edema. Histopathological examination revealed a heavily calcified soft-tissue chondroma generating macrophagic foreign body reaction. Knowledge of this unusual pattern of mineralization may help in the radiological diagnosis of extraskeletal chondroma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis*
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Chondroma / diagnosis*
  • Chondroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Forearm
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed