Primary osteosarcoma arising from subcutaneous tissue: 5-year follow-up

Sarsilmaz A., Argin M., Sezak M., Altay C., Erdogan N.

CLINICAL IMAGING, cilt.36, sa.4, ss.402-405, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.10.016
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL IMAGING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.402-405
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Extraskeletal osteosarcoma, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Cruris, Subcutaneous soft tissue
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Extraskeletal osteosarcomas are extremely rare, high-grade neoplasms. Approximately 300 cases have been reported in the literature, with a 5-year survival of around 25%-37%. Extraskeletal osteosarcomas frequently arise from lower-extremity, deep soft tissue planes, including hemorrhagic, necrotic areas. While primary osteosarcomas have been observed in the first two decades of life, osteosarcomas arising from the skeletal system are rarely observed before 40 years of age. We present radiological findings of an osteosarcoma case arising from cruris subcutaneous tissue in a young adult (31 years old) at diagnosis and at the follow-up period during a 5-year monitoring process. Additionally, we reviewed the literature regarding this case. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.