Chondroblastoma of the calcaneus bone: an unusual case

Chondroblastoma calcaneous

Authors

  • Elisa Hernández
    ehernandez2241@medicina.usac.edu.gt
    Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Nimsi Barrios Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Joseline Rodas Centro Universitario de la Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Jalisco, México., Mexico
  • Guillermo Claverie-Martínez Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Orlando Rodas-Pernillo Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
June 6, 2022
September 15, 2022

Chondroblastoma is a very rare benign tumor of cartilaginous origin. It has a predilection for the epiphyses of long bones. It rarely occurs in the diaphysis and metaphysis of bones. It is more frequent in men than in women in a 2:1 ratio, it usually a