adamantinoma

Adamantinoma (from the Greek word adamantinos, meaning 'very hard') is a rare bone cancer, making up less than 1% of all bone cancers. It almost always occurs in the bones of the lower leg and involves both epithelial and osteofibrous tissue.The condition was first described by Fischer in 1913.

Patients typically present with swelling with or without pain. The slow-growing tumor predominantly arises in long bones in a subcortical location (95% in the tibia or fibula). Most commonly, patients are ...