Case Reports
A Rare Case of Chondromyxoid Fibroma of the Scapula
Am J Orthop. 2009 May;38(5):E85-E88
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Jay B. Jani, MD, Kathleen S. Beebe, MD, Meera Hameed, MD, and Joseph Benevenia, MD
Dr. Jani is Fellow, and Dr. Beebe is Assistant Professor, Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Department of Orthopaedics, Dr. Hameed is Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Dr. Benevenia is Professor, Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
Abstract not available. Introduction provided instead.
Chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) is a rare benign tumor, apparently derived from cartilage-forming connective tissue. The name is highly descriptive of this distinctive tumor and has gained acceptance.1 The entity was first described in 1948 by Jaffe and Lichtenstein,2 who presented 8 cases and emphasized the danger of mistaking this benign neoplasm for a malignant lesion, chondrosarcoma in particular. Approximately two thirds of the recorded cases of this tumor have been in the long tubular bones and one third in the proximal tibia.1,3,4 A scapular origin of this tumor is exceedingly rare.1,5-10 We report the case of a 13-year-old girl with chondromyxoid fibroma of the scapula. This case is of interest because of the rarity and unusual location of the tumor.