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A rare case of metaphyseodiaphyseal chondroblastoma of proximal femur presenting with constitutional symptoms in a six-year-old child

Abstract

Primary metaphyseodiaphyseal chondroblastoma is rare. To our knowledge, very few such cases have been reported in the English literature. Insidious onset of pain is the most common complaint in patients with chondroblastoma. A clinical presentation of constitutional symptoms along with a metaphyseodiaphyseal lesion on radiographs in a young child usually points toward a diagnosis of Ewing's sarcoma or infection. Here, we document a case of …

Authors

Bali K; Kumar V; Rawall S; Sudesh P

Journal

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 174–178

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

March 2012

DOI

10.1097/bpb.0b013e328346724b

ISSN

1060-152X