Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma

Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma

  • Sheets of polygonal cells juxtaposed with low-intermediate grade chondrosarcoma

  • Pale amphophilic cytoplasm

  • Round-ovoid nuclei with moderate pleomorphism and small nucleoli; conspicuous mitotic activity

  • Occasional interspersed foci of osteoblastic differentiation

Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma

  • Sheets of polygonal-spindle cells juxtaposed with low-intermediate grade chondrosarcoma

  • Amphophilic cytoplasm

  • Round-ovoid nuclei with moderate pleomorphism and small nucleoli; conspicuous mitotic activity

  • Variable collagenous stroma; conspicuous necrosis

Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma

  • Sheets of polygonal cells

  • Pale amphophilic cytoplasm

  • Round-ovoid nuclei with moderate pleomorphism and small nucleoli; conspicuous mitotic activity

  • Occasional delicate bands of osteoid

Chondroid matrix was apparent on imaging, and confirmed on subsequent resection

Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma

  • Spindle-polygonal cells with storiform-fascicular pattern

  • Pale amphophilic cytoplasm

  • Round-ovoid nuclei with moderate pleomorphism and small nucleoli; conspicuous mitotic activity

  • Areas of chondroid differentiation with variable cellularity

  • Areas of osteoblastic differentiation, seams of osteoid with variable mineralization, and osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells

Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma

  • Infiltrative; moderately cellular lobules of stellate-polygonal cells

  • Pale eosinophilic cytoplasm

  • Raisinoid hyperchromatic nuclei with mild pleomorphism; mitotic activity

  • Abundant hyaline cartilage matrix; areas of myxoid degeneration;

  • Areas of osteoblastic differentiation; seams of osteoid with variable mineralization