Secondary chondrosarcomas in the background of osteocartilaginous exostoses of the sternoclavicular joint (literature review and clinical observations)
https://doi.org/10.17650/2219-4614-2025-17-3-11-25
Abstract
Primary malignant tumors of the chest wall account for less than 1 % of all neoplasms, with chondrosarcoma constituting 20 % of these. Secondary chondrosarcomas developing against the background of pre-existing enchondromas or osteochondromas (both solitary and multiple, as seen in Ollier’s disease or Maffucci syndrome) are even rarer. The slow growth of such neoplasms often leads to late diagnosis, and the complex anatomy of the localization poses challenges for specialists, requiring thorough preparation and coordinated work of a multidisciplinary team. The available literature contains limited reports on the surgical treatment of chondrosarcoma of the sternoclavicular joint, the I–II ribs, and/or the sternum, with few observations documented.
This article presents a literature review dedicated to this issue, as well as two rare clinical cases of patients with chondrosarcoma of the upper thoracic aperture, which are of interest to oncologic orthopedists, thoracic and vascular surgeons, as well as diagnosticians.
About the Authors
V. V. Teplyakov
Russian Scientific Center of Roentgenoradiology, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Teplyakov Valery V., MD, PhD, Professor, Head of the Department of Surgical Methods of Treatment and Antitumor Drug Therapy of Tumors of Bones, Soft Tissues and Skin
86 Profsoyuznaya St., Moscow 117997
S. V. Dobrosotsky
Russian Scientific Center of Roentgenoradiology, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svyatoslav Vyacheslavovich Dobrosotsky
86 Profsoyuznaya St., Moscow 117997
O. P. Bliznyukov
Russian Scientific Center of Roentgenoradiology, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Bliznyukov Oleg P., MD, PhD, Pathologist, Head of the Pathology Department
86 Profsoyuznaya St., Moscow 117997
A. M. Kuznecov
Hospital for war Veterans No. 3, Moscow Healthcare Department
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
4 Startovaya St., Moscow 129336
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Teplyakov V.V., Dobrosotsky S.V., Bliznyukov O.P., Kuznecov A.M. Secondary chondrosarcomas in the background of osteocartilaginous exostoses of the sternoclavicular joint (literature review and clinical observations). Bone and soft tissue sarcomas, tumors of the skin. 2025;17(3):11-25. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17650/2219-4614-2025-17-3-11-25
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