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GENERAL IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS (PRE-THERAPY)

Patient 3
53-year-old male with extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma of right posterior thigh.
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1.
Axial T2W MR image (with surgically excised specimen) reveals lobulated high signal intensity mass. While lobulation may be seen in cartilaginous tumors or may be a feature of synovial sarcomas, this finding is non-specific.
2.
Representative low power photomicrograph from resected specimen reveals two lobules of tumor (original magnification, X 60. H-E stain).
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Last updated; September 2003
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