Benign soft tissue lesion composed of chondrocytes that produce hyaline or myxoid cartilage arising in extraosseous and extrasynovial locations
IMAGING
General Features
Ultrasonographic Findings
Imaging Recommendations
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
Kao YC et al: What is new about the molecular genetics in matrix-producing soft tissue tumors? The contributions to pathogenetic understanding and diagnostic classification. Virchows Arch. 476(1):121-34, 2020
Rosenberg AE: Soft tissue chondroma. In Fletcher CDM et al: World Health Organization Classification of Tumours: Soft Tissue and Bone Tumours. 5th ed. IARC Press. 222-3, 2020
Amary F et al: Synovial chondromatosis and soft tissue chondroma: extraosseous cartilaginous tumor defined by FN1 gene rearrangement. Mod Pathol. 32(12):1762-71, 2019
Kransdorf MJ et al: Extraskeletal osseous and cartilaginous lesions. In Kransdorf MJ et al: Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors. 3rd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 565-7, 2014
Walker EA et al: Imaging characteristics of tenosynovial and bursal chondromatosis. Skeletal Radiol. 40(3):317-25, 2011
Baek HJ et al: Subungual tumors: clinicopathologic correlation with US and MR imaging findings. Radiographics. 30(6):1621-36, 2010
Le Corroller T et al: Diffuse mineralization of forearm extraskeletal chondroma. Joint Bone Spine. 75(4):479-81, 2008
Weiss SW et al: Cartilaginous soft tissue tumors. In Weiss SW et al: Enzinger and Weiss' Soft Tissue Tumors. 5th ed. Elsevier. 1017-23, 2008
Hondar Wu HT et al: Imaging and pathological correlation of soft-tissue chondroma: a serial five-case study and literature review. Clin Imaging. 30(1):32-6, 2006
Fetsch JF et al: Tenosynovial (extraarticular) chondromatosis: an analysis of 37 cases of an underrecognized clinicopathologic entity with a strong predilection for the hands and feet and a high local recurrence rate. Am J Surg Pathol. 27(9):1260-8, 2003
Nayler S et al: Soft tissue chondroma. In Fletcher CDM et al: World Health Organization Classification of Tumours. Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of Soft Tissue and Bone. IARC Press. 180-1, 2002
Bansal M et al: Soft tissue chondromas: diagnosis and differential diagnosis. Skeletal Radiol. 22(5):309-15, 1993
Kransdorf MJ et al: From the archives of the AFIP. Extraskeletal osseous and cartilaginous tumors of the extremities. Radiographics. 13(4):853-84, 1993
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
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TERMINOLOGY
Synonyms
Extraskeletal chondroma, chondroma of soft parts
Definitions
Benign soft tissue lesion composed of chondrocytes that produce hyaline or myxoid cartilage arising in extraosseous and extrasynovial locations
IMAGING
General Features
Ultrasonographic Findings
Imaging Recommendations
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
Kao YC et al: What is new about the molecular genetics in matrix-producing soft tissue tumors? The contributions to pathogenetic understanding and diagnostic classification. Virchows Arch. 476(1):121-34, 2020
Rosenberg AE: Soft tissue chondroma. In Fletcher CDM et al: World Health Organization Classification of Tumours: Soft Tissue and Bone Tumours. 5th ed. IARC Press. 222-3, 2020
Amary F et al: Synovial chondromatosis and soft tissue chondroma: extraosseous cartilaginous tumor defined by FN1 gene rearrangement. Mod Pathol. 32(12):1762-71, 2019
Kransdorf MJ et al: Extraskeletal osseous and cartilaginous lesions. In Kransdorf MJ et al: Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors. 3rd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 565-7, 2014
Walker EA et al: Imaging characteristics of tenosynovial and bursal chondromatosis. Skeletal Radiol. 40(3):317-25, 2011
Baek HJ et al: Subungual tumors: clinicopathologic correlation with US and MR imaging findings. Radiographics. 30(6):1621-36, 2010
Le Corroller T et al: Diffuse mineralization of forearm extraskeletal chondroma. Joint Bone Spine. 75(4):479-81, 2008
Weiss SW et al: Cartilaginous soft tissue tumors. In Weiss SW et al: Enzinger and Weiss' Soft Tissue Tumors. 5th ed. Elsevier. 1017-23, 2008
Hondar Wu HT et al: Imaging and pathological correlation of soft-tissue chondroma: a serial five-case study and literature review. Clin Imaging. 30(1):32-6, 2006
Fetsch JF et al: Tenosynovial (extraarticular) chondromatosis: an analysis of 37 cases of an underrecognized clinicopathologic entity with a strong predilection for the hands and feet and a high local recurrence rate. Am J Surg Pathol. 27(9):1260-8, 2003
Nayler S et al: Soft tissue chondroma. In Fletcher CDM et al: World Health Organization Classification of Tumours. Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of Soft Tissue and Bone. IARC Press. 180-1, 2002
Bansal M et al: Soft tissue chondromas: diagnosis and differential diagnosis. Skeletal Radiol. 22(5):309-15, 1993
Kransdorf MJ et al: From the archives of the AFIP. Extraskeletal osseous and cartilaginous tumors of the extremities. Radiographics. 13(4):853-84, 1993
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