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Usefulness of radiography in differentiating enchondroma from central grade 1 chondrosarcoma.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical symptoms and radiographic features that allow radiologists to differentiate between enchondroma and central grade 1 chondrosarcoma. Such differentiation is important because of differences in management.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical symptoms and location and size of 35 enchondromas and 43 central grade 1 chondrosarcomas were analyzed. Radiographic features were assessed independently by three observers. The chi-square test and linear discriminant analysis were used to identify features with discriminating strength. Kappa values were calculated to validate the consistency of observations among observers. A consensus diagnosis made by histology and long-term follow-up was used as the standard.

RESULTS: No statistically significant correlation was found between clinical symptoms and the benign or malignant nature of the neoplasms. Grade 1 chondrosarcomas were more likely to be found in the axial skeleton and in flat bones. Also, chondrosarcomas were significantly larger than enchondromas (p < .001). Ill-defined margins and lobulated contours were the only morphologic features seen on radiographs that allowed significant discrimination (p = .004 and .009, respectively). An optimal combination of four radiographic features still left 72 of the 78 lesions with a 10-90% probability of malignancy, indicative of poor discriminating power. Kappa values generally showed poor to fair agreement.

CONCLUSION: Location in the axial skeleton and size greater than 5 cm are the most reliable predictors of central grade 1 chondrosarcoma. Morphologic features seen on radiographs and clinical symptoms do not improve the ability to differentiate between enchondromas and central grade 1 chondrosarcomas.

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