Cancer Biology & Medicine (Aug 2009)

Primary Osteosarcoma of the Breast in Young Women: One Case Report and Literature Review

  • Xuefeng BAI,
  • Hongran CAO

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11805-009-0307-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 4
pp. 307 – 312

Abstract

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A 21-year-old female with a breast tumor for over a month came toour hospital. The physical examinations on her breast showed a mammaryneoplasm of about 4 cm, with a good range of motion and noabnormality seen in the skin. The patient remained single, and had nofamily history of breast cancer or ovarian carcinoma. CT and X-rayexaminations on the osseous tissue of the whole body showed that nolesions were found. A glabrous tumor with peplos was seen duringthe surgery, and was completely excised.

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