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Primary intracerebral osteosarcoma
Author(s) -
Reznik Michel,
Lenelle Jacques
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19910815)68:4<793::aid-cncr2820680422>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - medicine , osteosarcoma , autopsy , intracerebral hemorrhage , lesion , hemiparesis , radiology , computed tomography , surgery , pathology , subarachnoid hemorrhage
A 64‐year‐old man was admitted because of a rapidly progressive left side hemiparesis. A computed tomography scan showed a right side intrathalamic mass, partially calcified. Surgical specimen proved to be an osteosarcoma. The patient died 3 days later from an acute myocardial infarct. Autopsy failed to discover any other significant lesion. A review of the literature disclosed that this case might be the second published primary intracerebral osteosarcoma and the first with immunocytochemical analysis.