Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma metastasis to a Meckel's diverticulum adenocarcinoma

Abstract

Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma is a rare soft tissue tumour with a high local and distant metastasis rate and limited response to chemotherapy.

Meckel's diverticulum is the most frequent congenital anomaly, and it is associated with a considerable risk of malignant transformation.

In this case report, we describe a 50-year-old female patient with a history of extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma of the lower limb and metastasis to the forearm who went to the emergency department with abdominal pain. The investigations revealed a caecal volvulus. A lesion in the middle third of the ileum was incidentally discovered and removed during surgery.

Pathology examination revealed a Meckel's diverticulum adenocarcinoma, with metastasis of extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma.

Resection was complete; however, the patient had diffuse metastatic pulmonary disease and died eight months later due to disease progression.

This mechanism of tumour-to-tumour metastasis is described in other locations, but, regarding the Meckel's diverticulum, this is a unique situation, previously unreported in the literature.