Maxillary mesenchymal chondrosarcoma presenting with epistaxis in a child

Authors

  • Srinivas Anand Swaroop Uppaluri
  • Loi Hoi Yin
  • Giap Hean Goh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v9i8.2419

Keywords:

Maxilla, mesenchymal, chondrosarcoma, PET-CT, hypermetabolic, epistaxis

Abstract

Mesenchymal chondrosarcomas are a rare variant of primary chondrosarcomas and can pose a diagnostic dilemma, especially when the features on conventional imaging are equivocal for an aggressive lesion. There is very little PET-CT experience in mesenchymal chondrosarcomas as per the literature and to the best of our knowledge, we are the first to describe a maxillary mesenchymal chondrosarcoma on PET-CT imaging. We report a case where PET-CT not only complemented conventional imaging in suspecting a malignant osseous lesion, but also was indicative of the grade of the tumor.

Author Biographies

Srinivas Anand Swaroop Uppaluri

Advanced speciality trainee, Department of Diagnostic Radiology

Loi Hoi Yin

Consultant, Department of Diagnostic Radiology

Giap Hean Goh

Advanced speciality trainee, Department of Pathology

Published

2015-08-27

Issue

Section

Nuclear Medicine / Molecular Imaging