Chondroblastoma with pulmonary metastasis in a patient presenting with spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax: Report of a case

Chondroblastoma is a benign bone tumor with a relatively high incidence in older children and adolescents. Although it is generally regarded as a benign neoplasm, it sometimes grows aggressively or recurs but rarely metastasizes to the lung. We herein present a very rare case of a bilateral pneumoth...

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Published in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2011-10, Vol.41 (10), p.1439-1441
Main Authors: Tamura, Masaya, Oda, Makoto, Matsumoto, Isao, Sawada-Kitamura, Seiko, Watanabe, Go
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bone Neoplasms - pathology
Case Report
Chondroblastoma - complications
Chondroblastoma - diagnosis
Chondroblastoma - secondary
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - complications
Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms - secondary
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pneumothorax - diagnostic imaging
Pneumothorax - etiology
Radiography
Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Young Adult
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Summary:Chondroblastoma is a benign bone tumor with a relatively high incidence in older children and adolescents. Although it is generally regarded as a benign neoplasm, it sometimes grows aggressively or recurs but rarely metastasizes to the lung. We herein present a very rare case of a bilateral pneumothorax due to a pulmonary metastasis from a chondroblastoma. A 21-year-old man developed a bilateral pneumothorax 20 months after an operation for a chondroblastoma of the right ischium. A pertinent literature review revealed similar cases of chondroblastoma with pulmonary metastasis, but revealed no reports of a pneumothorax caused by a metastatic chondroblastoma.
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s00595-010-4469-8