Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma (DDCS) is a rare and aggressive bone tumor with poor prognosis. Primary DDCS of the mobile spine is extremely rare, particularly in the cervical spine. We herein describe a first case of cervical DDCS in an 81-year-old male presenting with a slowly growing mass. Radiographs showed an expansion of the cortical contour of the C2 lamina and a soft tissue mass with p...

SUMMARY: BACKGROUND: Primary mesenchymal tumors are an extremely rare malignancy of the breast. CASE REPORT: A 52-year-old woman presented with a rapidly growing breast mass. Physical examination established a large and round mass with regular margins in the upper-outer quadrant of the right breast. Ultrasound showed a hypoechoic solid mass (41 × 36 mm) with lobulated contours. Mammography reve...

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Primary extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (EMC) of the mediastinum is an extremely r...

Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (MC) is a rare variant of chondrosarcoma (CS) that accounts for upto 3-9% of all CS and has high predilection for the head and neck region. It is usually seen in younger age group compared to conventional CS and maxillary anterior alveolus is the most common site. The tumor is most unusual as it has been described as a particularly aggressive neoplasm with a high tend...