Chondroma of the subcutaneous bursa of the Achilles tendon

Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 2005;63(1-2):24-6.

Abstract

A 46-year-old female presented a six-month history of posterior heel pain. Clinical and radiographical examination revealed a nodular calcified mass into the subcutaneous tissue of the Achilles tendon bursa. Following excision, histopathology showed an extraskeletal soft-tissue chondroma. Follow up at 24 months showed no recurrence. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a soft tissue chondroma at this site: some soft tissue tumors develop at unusual anatomic location.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Achilles Tendon / pathology
  • Bursa, Synovial* / pathology
  • Chondroma / diagnosis*
  • Chondroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Chondroma / pathology
  • Chondroma / surgery
  • Female
  • Heel / pathology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery