Rare Case of Scapular Body Chondrosarcoma Treated With Limb-Salvage Partial Scapulectomy: A Case Report Highlighting...

Chondrosarcomas are the second most malignant mesenchymal tumors that originate from neoplastic cells producing cartilage. It usually affects different sites in the body, such as the pelvis, humerus, and ribs, and rarely involves the scapula. The main modality of treatment of chondrosarcoma is surgery, while chemotherapy has been shown to be an ineffective treatment, and radiotherapy is only used in high-grade tumors. The present study reports a rare case of chondrosarcoma in a 34-year-old male patient who presented with a one-year history of a mass in the right scapula. The patient was managed by a multidisciplinary team, where surgery was the treatment of choice since the tumor was resistant to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The postoperative pathological diagnosis was pleomorphic chondrosarcoma. The patient postoperatively received routine follow-up. Having chondrosarcoma in the scapula is rare since few studies are found in the literature. Many surgical approaches for chondrosarcoma were mentioned, but wide surgical excision has the best clinical outcome when compared with others.