Extraskeletal osteosarcoma: a case report and review of the literature

J Radiol Case Rep. 2013 Jul 1;7(7):15-23. doi: 10.3941/jrcr.v7i7.1245. eCollection 2013 Jul.

Abstract

We report an instructive case of extraskeletal osteosarcoma in a 63-year-old African American male who presented after an episode of recent trauma, with clinical and radiological features characteristic of this neoplasm. Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of bone in young adults, but the extraskeletal variety is very uncommon. The radiological and pathological features of this neoplasm will be discussed, along with a review of the literature.

Keywords: extraskeletal osteosarcoma; myositis ossificans; osteosarcoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteosarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Osteosarcoma / pathology
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed