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JSM Clinical Cytology and Pathology

Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma in Comparison to Myxoid Liposarcoma - Case Report of a Challenging Diagnosis and Brief Review of the Literature

[ ISSN : 2689-1549 ]

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Received: 01-Mar-2020

Accepted: 16-Mar-2020

Published: 18-Mar-2020

Yassin Nayel¹, Garrett Jackson¹, Matilda Taylor², Joseph Varney¹, Nour Alkhoudr¹, Kollin Kahler¹, and Mohamed Aziz¹*

¹ Department of Pathology, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, USA
² Quest University Canada, BC, Canada

Corresponding Author:

YassinNayel, Department of Pathology, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, USA (#1 University Drive at Jordan Road, Cupecoy, Sint Maarten),Tel: 604-815-8929; Email: yassinnayel@students.aucmed.edu

Abstract

Extraskeletalmyxoidchondrosarcoma is an uncommon soft tissue sarcoma that can resemble a much more common sarcoma, myxoidliposarcoma, leading to misdiagnosis. This has important clinical implications as these pathologies differ in treatment, recurrence rates, and metastasis. Here, we present a case of a 29-year-old man, who presented with a large soft tissue mass at the front of the left ankle. This case presented a diagnostic challenge based on histomorphology and IHC studies alone. Molecular testing was essential for definitive diagnosis due to lack of agreement among soft tissue pathology experts. Reporting cases of EMC is imperative in order to bridge the gap between the known pathological features of this tumor and the consideration of this neoplasm in differential diagnoses.

Citation

Nayel Y, Jackson G, Taylor M, Varney J, Alkhoudr N, et al. (2020) Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma in Comparison to Myxoid Liposar coma - Case Report of a Challenging Diagnosis and Brief Review of the Literature. JSM Clin Cytol Pathol 5: 5