Osteosarcoma with atypical location in an elderly female patient
Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Osteosarcoma most frequently affects long bones, particularly around the knee, and is therefore rare in the forearm. We report the case of a 67-year-old woman presenting with progressive lesion of the distal radius. A pathological diagnosis of osteoblastic osteosarcoma was suspected and was confirmed by needle biopsy. There had been two other cases of osteosarcoma in the same family. The patient was treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by amputation of the arm below the elbow.
Source: Autopsy and Case Reports
DOI: 10.4322/acr.2011.016
Institution: Universidade do Vale do Itajaí
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2138494372