CTICasesChest Wall Chondrosarcoma
Imaging findings
Chest radiograph shows a subtle area of increased optical density in the left upper chest. CT chest demonstrates a large, calcified extrapleural mass arising from the chest wall ribs, containing characteristic chondroid (ring-and-arc) calcifications.
Key takeaways
Chondrosarcoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of the chest wall, typically arising from the ribs or sternum. Radiographic findings include a soft tissue mass containing characteristic chondroid ring-and-arc calcifications, often with cortical destruction, requiring wide surgical excision.
AI-assisted summary — may contain errors. Verify against the source video. Learn more
More from this webinar
- Combined PVOD and PCH in SclerodermaAutoimmune
- Homograft Conduit Rupture during RVOT Balloon ValvuloplastyIatrogenic
- Pulmonary CryptococcosisInfection
- Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative DisorderNeoplastic
- Cavitating Septic Emboli with Bronchopleural FistulaInfection
- Metastatic Myocardial CalcificationMetabolic
- LymphangioleiomyomatosisNeoplastic
- Iatrogenic Pleuro-Renal FistulaIatrogenic
See all cases from February 21, 2020 →