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Transarticular spread of the sacroiliac joint in a chondrosarcoma

Chong VFH 1 , Pathmanathan R 2 , Sambandan SS 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 V F H Chong, FRCR. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Singapore General Hospital
  • 2 R Pathmanathan, FRCPA. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 59700 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 S S Sambandan, FRCS. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 59700 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1994 Sep;49(3):282-4.
PMID: 7845280

Abstract

Primary bone tumours, even in very advanced stages, rarely exhibit transarticular spread. We present a case of chondrosarcoma of the ilium with destruction of the sacroiliac joint, the ipsilateral sacral ala and with sacral nerve involvement.

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