Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of para-articular chondroma of popliteal fossa: A very rare location

Volume: 54 Number: 3 September 1, 2015
  • Berne Dirim Mete
  • Merve Gürsoy
  • Donald Resnıck
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Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of para-articular chondroma of popliteal fossa: A very rare location

Abstract

Para-articular chondroma is a benign chondroid tumor which is frequently seen in the infrapatellar fat pad of the knee. We report a para-articular chondroma case located in the popliteal fossa which is very uncommon. Eighty-two-year-old male was presented to the department of orthopedics with a history of chronic pain and swelling at the popliteal fossa of his right knee. The patient was investigated using the following techniques; plain radiograph and MRI which gave an impression of a benign para-articular chondroma arising from the popliteal fossa. Radiographically, a well-delinated mass with spherical calcifications in the popliteal fossa was detected on the X-ray of the knee. On MRI, isointense signal intensity with adjacent muscles on T1-weighted TSE sequence and heterogeneous high signal intensities suggestive of chondroid matrix and oedema on fat-supressed T2-weighted sequence were detected. On postcontrast images peripheral enhancement in the chondroid lobules which was typical for chondroma was seen. After surgical resection, histopathological examination revealed para-articular chondroma.

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Turkish

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Berne Dirim Mete

Merve Gürsoy

Donald Resnıck

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September 1, 2015

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September 1, 2015

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Year 2015 Volume: 54 Number: 3

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https://doi.org/10.19161/etd.344138

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https://izlik.org/JA55LE26TL

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1.Berne Dirim Mete, Merve Gürsoy, Donald Resnıck. Popliteal fossa yerleşimli para-artiküler kondromun tanı ve ayırıcı tanısı: Çok nadir bir lokalizasyon. EJM. 2015 Sep. 1;54(3):145-7. doi:10.19161/etd.344138

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