Giant Chondrosarcoma of Proximal Humerus in an Adult Female Patient: A Case Report. 2015

C K Ng, and A Azuhairy, and L H Tan, and A Nordin
Department of Orthopaedics, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Seberang Jaya, Malaysia.

Chondrosarcoma is the third most common primary tumour of the bone, after myeloma and osteosarcoma. Most of the chondrosarcoma grow slowly and rarely metastasize, and they have an excellent prognosis after adequate surgery. However most of them are chemo or radio-resistant. We report a case of primary chondrosarcoma of proximal humerus in a 36-year-old female who presented with a six years history of left shoulder swelling and restricted range of motion. Trucut biopsy showed a well-differentiated chondrosarcoma. The patient underwent forequarter amputation of left upper limb and was started on chemotherapy following operation.

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