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Fig. 3 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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From: Chondroblastoma of the patella with secondary aneurysmal bone cyst, an easily misdiagnosed bone tumor:a case report with literature review

Fig. 3

Pathological outcomes of the surgery (a). The tumor was composed of confluent proliferating cells in a round and oval shapes, and osteoclast-like multi-nucleated giant cells were scattered throughout the tumor. × 100 (b). Under a high-power microscope, the tumor cells showed up as round cells with a clear boundary, while the cytoplasm was light red in color or transparent with nuclear grooves. A pink cartilage matrix was observed in the tumor cells. × 400

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