
The chondrocytes showed no significant atypia and there was no evidence of malignancy These changes were typical of marked degenerative changes in a soft tissue chondroma Figure 2 Figure 2 Chondroid cells and matrix showing calcification crystal formation foreign body type giant cells and focal fibrosis At her follow

Microscopic Pathology Fibrous Areas Around Periphery of Mysoid Chondroid Areas Myxoid Area with Chondroid Tissue with Stellate Types of Cells

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standard high Figure 7 Repopulation with new chondroid cells was noticed in the deep cartilage zone of the grafts in most of the specimens after 6 months shown by a dark blue periterritorial zone around the

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Histologically there may be osteoid chondroid and or fibrous connective tissue laid down by uniform to very pleomorphic tumor cells LG

Mature fat and chondroid tissue

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margins closely abutting skin Areas of chondroid and hemorrhage are seen Focal calcification is evident Harish et al BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2004 5 9 doi 10 1186 1471 2474 5 9 Download authors original image

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carcinomatous A and sarcomatous C elements can be seen Osteoid B or chondroid elements are present in about half of these tumors

Figure 2 Photomicrograph showing tumor composed of spindle and stellate cells with abundant chondroid intercellular material H and E ×90

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1 heterogenous mix of ducts acini and myxoid or chondroid stroma EXAM

Lobules of malignant chondrocytes in chondroid matrix H E stain Zyada and Shamaa Diagnostic Pathology 2008 3 26 doi 10 1186 1746 1596 3 26 Download authors original image

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with tumor cells in chondroid background with chicken wire calcification indicated by arrow × 100 Harish et al BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2004 5 9 doi 10 1186 1471 2474 5 9 Download authors original image

with proliferating chondroid tissue at places admixed with myxoid and fibrous tissue with focal areas of calcification Focal areas show osteoclastic giant cells with areas of hemorrhage

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mucoid chondroid structures and strands of neoplastic epithelium Hematoxylin and Eosin × 40 Ladeinde et al World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2004 2 6 doi 10 1186 1477 7819 2 6 Download authors original image

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capsule and on cut section has a bluish white multilobulated appearance Histologic examination shows the chondrocytes to have a uniform shape and size and to lie in a chondroid stroma Fig 75 3 Differentiation from low grade chondrosarcomas is difficult

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Photomicrograph showing bony trabeculae with well formed haematopoietic tissue chondroid tissue fat cells fibrous tissue H E 40x

little risk of recurrence Image Most are lobulated and the predominant tissue is cartilage which may calcify or undergo osseous change Image1 Image2 Image3 Other connective tissues commonly found include fat fibrous

chondroid matrix myxomatous regions and surrounding areas of fibroblastic cells with wavy collagenous stroma These histologic components are characteristic of chondromyxofibroma Micro A panoramic field from the edge of the lesion It shows two distinct components more cellular basophilic areas interspersed in a less cellular very faintly stained almost trnslucent

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A field from the edge of the lesion The faintly staining matrix is chondroid which predominates in this field The lesion has surrounded and is destroying a trabecula of lamellar bone Micro A field from the interior of the lesion The stellate configuration of the chondrocytes give the tissue a distinctive myxoid cast Micro Greater magnification of the previous field

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