RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma metastasising to the pancreas JF BMJ Case Reports JO BMJ Case Reports FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP e226369 DO 10.1136/bcr-2018-226369 VO 11 IS 1 A1 Christoph Paasch A1 Gianluca De Santo A1 Katherina Renate Boettge A1 Martin W Strik YR 2018 UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/11/1/e226369.abstract AB The mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (MC) is a rare malignant tumour and accounts for less than 3% of primary chondrosarcomas. Mostly MC arises from the craniofacial bones, the ribs, the ilium, the femur and the vertebrae. A 54-year-old man was treated due to an icterus of unknown origin. The medical history of the patient consists of a multimodal treated MC of the thoracic vertebrae. A CT imaging identified a 2×4 cm sized mass of the pancreatic head. Suspecting a pancreatic head carcinoma surgical removal was performed. Histopathological a metastasis of MC was diagnosed. Our patient left the hospital after 17 days and died 23 month after surgery. Metastases of MC to the pancreas are rare. When detecting a mass of the pancreas in patients with a medical history of an MC, a metastasis of these tumour should be taken in consideration.