Secondary chondrosarcoma : malignant transformation of pre-existing hereditary and non-hereditary cartilaginous lesions
Please cite as follows: Vlok, S. C. S., Wagener, G. W. W. & Zaharie, D. 2014. Secondary chondrosarcoma: malignant transformation of pre-existing hereditary and non-hereditary cartilaginous lesions. South African Journal of Radiology, 18(2):1-5, doi: 10.4102/sajr.v18i2.703.
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Article
Secondary chondrosarcoma is a malignant hyaline cartilage tumour originating from a cartilaginous precursor, either osteochondroma or enchondroma. We contrast two different cases of biopsy-proven secondary chondrosarcomas resulting from benign, pre-existing cartilaginous lesions – our aim is to contrast and compare these two benign conditions consisting of multiple cartilaginous lesions – one hereditary and the other non-hereditary – and emphasise their potential for malignant transformation.