Low-grade osteosarcoma of the lung diagnosed at the time of recurrence

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014:20 Suppl:595-8. doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.12.02187. Epub 2013 Apr 11.

Abstract

An abnormal shadow was detected in a 75-year-old man on a chest roentgenogram, and the patient was referred to our institution. A transbronchial biopsy was carried out and the specimen resulted in a diagnosis of organizing pneumonia. During the follow-up period, the left lung lesion became enlarged. Partial resection of the left lung was performed. Postoperatively, pathological examination of the tumor showed an organizing pneumonia. Approximately 3 years later, a new calcified heterogeneous mass shadow was detected in the left lung and left pleura, which had gradually enlarged. Computed tomography (CT)-guided fine-needle biopsy of the nodule of the left pleura was performed. Microscopically, the specimen led to the diagnosis of low-grade osteosarcoma. Re-evaluation of the primary and secondary lesions were confirmed as the same histopathological findings. A further systemic examination was performed. Finally, the lesion was confirmed as low-grade osteosarcoma of the lung. The patient refused further treatment and died due to respiratory failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / diagnosis
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Image-Guided Biopsy
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local*
  • Osteosarcoma / pathology*
  • Osteosarcoma / surgery*
  • Pneumonectomy*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Treatment Refusal