Open AccessCASE REPORT: Multifocal Synchronous Low-grade Intramedullary and Juxtacortical Osteogenic Sarcoma
Author(s) -
Alexandre Arkader,
Andrew G. Huvos,
John H. Healey
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/blo.0b013e318159a2e6
Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , sarcoma , femur , tibia , radiology , surgery , pathology
We report the case of a 41-year-old woman who presented with ipsilateral synchronous low-grade juxtacortical osteogenic sarcoma of the distal femur and low-grade intramedullary osteogenic sarcoma of the proximal tibia. The diagnosis and treatment and a review of the literature also are provided.