Sarcoma (Jan 2009)

Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma of the Thigh: An Autopsy Case Report

  • Akihito Nagano,
  • Takatoshi Ohno,
  • Yutaka Nishimoto,
  • Kazunari Yamada,
  • Katsuji Shimizu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/186565
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2009

Abstract

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We report a case of extraskeletal osteosarcoma (ESOS) and autopsy findings. A 35-year-old man presented with an ossified tumor in the right thigh and lung metastasis. The lung tumors continued to develop despite multiagent chemotherapy and caused death within 8 months. Autopsy revealed many secondary lesions in the lungs, especially in the left lung. Histopathologically, the primary tumor and one of the secondary tumors showed proliferation of spindle-shaped tumor cells focally forming lace-like osteoid material. Therefore, we made a definite diagnosis of ESOS.