Abstract
Classic adamantinoma of the long bones is a rare, low-grade malignant neoplasm arising most often in the tibia and usually in patients during the second to fifth decades. Although adamantinomas have been described in children, the histologic pattern in this age group is different from that seen in adults and resembles osteofibrous dysplasia. The usual pattern of adamantinoma in children has been termed “differentiated adamantinoma” and follows a benign course. We report a case of adamantinoma in the proximal tibia of a 3-year-old patient. The lesion had abundant epithelial component with formation of keratin pearls, a pattern that has been described only in classic adamantinoma occurring in adults. Since differentiated adamantinomas are essentialy benign and classic adamantinomas are low-grade malignancies, the finding of a classic variant at this young age raised important therapeutic and prognostic issues.
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Kumar, D., Mulligan, M., Levine, A. et al. Classic adamantinoma in a 3-year-old. Skeletal Radiol 27, 406–409 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050409
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050409