Chondrosarcoma of bone: an oncological and functional follow-up study.

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[Indexed for MEDLINE] 19. JBJS Rev. 2021 May 6;9(5). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.20.00159. Conventional Cartilaginous Tumors: Evaluation and Treatment. Wells ME(1)(2), Eckhoff MD(1)(2), Kafchinski LA(3), Polfer EM(1)(4), Potter BK(4). Author information: (1)William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas. (2)Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of El Paso, El Paso, Texas. (3)University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. (4)Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. »: Enchondromas are benign cartilaginous lesions that rarely require surgical intervention. »: Atypical cartilaginous tumors (ACTs), also referred to as grade-1 chondrosarcomas, may be managed without any intervention or with extended intralesional curettage and bone-void filling. »: High-grade chondrosarcomas, or grade-2 and 3 chondrosarcomas, should be managed aggressively with wide resection. »: Chemotherapy and radiation do not currently play a role in the treatment of chondrosarcomas. »: Differentiating an enchondroma from an ACT and an ACT from a high-grade chondrosarcoma can be difficult and requires clinical experience, radiographic and advanced imaging, and possibly a biopsy. Ultimately, a multidisciplinary team that includes a musculoskeletal oncologist, a radiologist, and a pathologist is needed to make the most appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan for each patient. Copyright © 2021 Written work prepared by employees of the Federal Government as part of their official duties is, under the United States Copyright Act, a ‘work of the United States Government’ for which copyright protection under that Act is not available. As such, copyright protection does not extend to the contributions of employees of the Federal Government prepared as part of their employment. DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.20.00159