Giant Chondrosarcoma of Proximal Humerus in an Adult Female Patient: A Case Report
- Author:
Ng CK
;
Azuhairy A
;
Tan LH
;
Nordin A
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Giant chondrosarcoma;
proximal humerus;
young female;
forequarter amputation
- MeSH:
Chondrosarcoma
- From:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
2015;9(2):51-53
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Chondrosarcoma is the third most common primary tumour
of the bone, after myeloma and osteosarcoma. Most of the
chondrosarcoma grow slowly and rarely metastasize, and
they have an excellent prognosis after adequate surgery.
However most of them are chemo or radio-resistant. We
report a case of primary chondrosarcoma of proximal
humerus in a 36-year-old female who presented with a six
years history of left shoulder swelling and restricted range of
motion. Trucut biopsy showed a well-differentiated
chondrosarcoma. The patient underwent forequarter
amputation of left upper limb and was started on
chemotherapy following operation.
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