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Recurrence and malignant transformation of endotracheal chondroma
U S Salminen1, P Halttunen, E Taskinen
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|May 1, 1990
Abstract:
An endotracheal chondroma with recurrent course and malignant transformation is described. The first chondroma recurrence appeared 5 years after the primary operation, with no histopathological signs of malignancy. A second recurrence after a further 6 years showed obvious histological evidence of malignant chondrosarcoma. A third recurrence after 1 more year metastasized to various organs and led to the patient's death 14 years from the date of primary diagnosis.