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Tumor Unknown Conference
Department of Orthopaedics
Brian E. McGrath, M.D. and Eugene R. Mindell, M.D.



Case 1
V.D. - 51 year old woman with intermittent right knee pain and swelling after twisting it three years ago
Answer: Chondroid lipoma

Case 2
T.F. – 34 year old woman with a history of arthroscopic and open left knee surgeries in 2003 presenting with increased left knee pain and swelling
Answer: Pigmented villonodular synovitis

Case 3
S.L. – 66 year old woman with a history of sarcoidosis and polycythemia vera with low back pain for two months and acute left shoulder pain after opening a window
Answer: Anaplastic large cell lymphoma

Case 4
L.Q. – 54 year old man with a right forearm mass for ten years which has been slowly growing
Answer: Fibrolipoma

Case 5
P.S. – 86 year old man with a neck and shoulder mass first noticed seven months ago which has been rapidly growing
Answer: Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma

Case 6
L.T. – 53 year old woman with left lower extremity and pelvic pain for two months
Answer: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma, pleomorphic type

Case 7
V.D. – 16 year old male with right ankle pain
Answer: Giant cell tumor

Case 8
F.W. – 33 year old man with a recent discovery of a painful mass in his left hand
Answer: Epidermal inclusion cyst with multinucleated giant cell reaction



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