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Primary retroperitoneal extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma: a computed tomography diagnosis

Department of Radiology, Government Medical College, Nagpur, India 440003

View larger version (125K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. 50-year-old female with retroperitoneal mass. Abdominal ultrasound showing solid, heterogeneous retroperitoneal mass with multiple scattered areas of increased echogenicity and dense posterior shadowing suggestive of foci of calcification.

View larger version (164K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2. 50-year-old female with retroperitoneal mass. Topogram showing a large soft-tissue mass with extensive calcifications.

View larger version (134K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 3. 50-year-old female with retroperitoneal mass. Contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen and pelvis showing a large right-sided retroperitoneal soft-tissue density mass with extensive dense as well as arc-like calcific foci and mild heterogeneous contrast enhancement.

View larger version (152K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 4. 50-year-old female with retroperitoneal mass. Photomicrograph of a histopathological specimen showing abnormal neoplastic chondrocytes (original magnification x200; haematoxylin-eosin staining).