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Non-epiphyseal chondroblastoma arising in the iliac bone, and complicated by an aneurysmal bone cyst: a case report and review of the literature

Authors: Jin Kim, Rajendra Kumar, A. Kevin Raymond, Alberto G. Ayala

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 6/2010

Abstract

Chondroblastoma is a benign bone tumor that typically arises in the epiphysis of a long bone. However, when it occurs in non-epiphyseal location in flat bones, it may create a diagnostic problem. We describe such a case of chondroblastoma arising in the iliac bone. A 29-year-old man was incidentally found to have a bony pelvic lesion while undergoing evaluation for Crohn’s disease. The radiographs and CT revealed an expansile lytic lesion in the right iliac bone. A core biopsy of the lesion was performed. The histopathology revealed the lesion to be a chondroblastoma with secondary features of aneurysmal bone cyst. An en bloc surgical resection of the tumor was performed.

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Title: Non-epiphyseal chondroblastoma arising in the iliac bone, and complicated by an aneurysmal bone cyst: a case report and review of the literature
Authors: Jin Kim
Rajendra Kumar
A. Kevin Raymond
Alberto G. Ayala
Publication date: 01-06-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Skeletal Radiology / Issue 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-009-0833-4

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