Sarcomas

Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma

Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is a rare sarcoma. It is a malignant type of chondrosarcoma, or cancer of cartilage. Approximately two thirds of cases of mesenchymal chondrosarcoma occur in bone while the rest occur in places outside of the bone—i.e., in extra-skeletal locations. Unlike other types of malignant chondrosarcoma, which have a tendency to grow more slowly and rarely develop metastases, Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma   is a fast growing tumor that spreads more often. Dr. John M. Goldberg and Dr. Holcombe Grier of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts have written an in-depth article, Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma, for our Electronic Sarcoma Update Newsletter (ESUN). Their article gives an extensive set of references to articles dealing with this disease. We are grateful to them, both of who are extremely busy physicians and researchers, for finding the time to undertake this project. Click on the above link to view their article.