Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 154-156, June 2006

Primary chondrosarcoma of ethmoid bone in a 6-year-old child

  • Vankalakunti Mahesha, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
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  • Richa Goyal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
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  • Kim Vaiphei, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 172 2755140; fax: +91 172 2744401.
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  • Ritambhra Nada, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
    • ,
  • Ashok K. Gupta, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oto-rhino-laryngology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India

Abstract 

Chondrosarcoma (CS) is a distinctly uncommon tumor in young patients and tends to be located in the extremities. Cartilaginous tumors in young patients are benign tumors. We report a case of a childhood CS in a 6-year-old boy who presented with right-sided proptosis. Radiological examination revealed a large destructive mass in right ethmoidal sinus extending into the surrounding sphenoidal sinus, intracranially, and the into right orbit, causing proptosis. Biopsy of the mass showed characteristic features of a well-differentiated CS. There are no reports of CS presenting as proptosis and arising from ethmoid bone. This case highlights the rarity of this tumor with regard to age of presentation and site of origin.

Keywords: Chondrosarcoma, Ethmoid sinus, Paranasal sinuses, Proptosis

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PII: S1092-9134(05)00159-0

doi:10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2005.09.004

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 154-156, June 2006

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