Primary chondrosarcoma of the left inferior lobar bronchus

A primary chondrosarcoma arising in the left inferior lobar bronchus is described in a 67-year-old man. The symptoms upon admittance were dyspena, cough with purulent sputum and weight loss. The tumor was removed by pneumonectomy. Eight months later the patient died of massive mediastinal lymph node involvement. While tracheobronchially located primary pulmonary chondrosarcoma tends to remain localized, the peripheral variety tends toward mediastinal lymph node involvement and thoracic metastasis. The treatment of choice is resection in a radical manner, whenever possible.