{"id":822,"date":"2018-02-15T13:10:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T13:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol\/2018\/02\/15\/enchondorma-chondrosarcoma\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:23:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:23:58","slug":"enchondorma-chondrosarcoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol\/highlights\/enchondorma-chondrosarcoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Enchondorma or Chondrosarcoma: not so easy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is critical to determine if a lesion is benign or malignant. However, it is especially difficult in the case of grade 1 chondrosarcoma, even for a pathologist. This article focuses on the role of MRI in the differentiation of enchondromas from chondrosarcomas.<br \/>\n<strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Key points<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Differentiation of enchondroma from low-grade chondrosarcoma is challenging for radiologists and pathologists.<\/li>\n<li>The utility of clinical assessment, conventional and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI was uncertain.<\/li>\n<li>Clinical assessment and conventional MRI aid in differentiating enchondromas from low-grade chondrosarcoma.<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI cannot differentiate enchondromas from grade 1 chondrosarcoma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Article<\/span>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00330-017-4947-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What are the differentiating clinical and MRI-features of enchondromas from low-grade chondrosarcomas?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Authors<\/span>:<\/strong> Douis et al, January 2018, Volume 28, Issue 1, pp 398\u2013409<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is critical to determine if a lesion is benign or malignant. 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