Open AccessA Rare Case of Primary osteosarcoma of urinary bladder
Author(s) -
Jagdeesh Kenthanahalli Siddappa,
Saurabh Singla,
Aditi Jain,
Ashok Kumar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.4103/2156-7514.105145
Subject(s) - medicine , dysuria , osteosarcoma , osteoid , soft tissue , calcification , urinary bladder , pelvis , abdomen , radiology , urinary system , pathology , urology , anatomy
Extraskeletal osteosarcoma is a malignant mesenchymal soft tissue tumor without attachment to the bone, and is able to produce osteoid or cartilaginous matrix. This entity accounts for 1% of all soft tissue sarcomas. Thus far, less than 35 cases of bladder osteosarcomas have been reported in the literature. These tumors are associated with very poor prognosis. We report a case of primary osteosarcoma of the urinary bladder presenting with intermittent hematuria, dysuria, and right flank pain. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of the abdomen, pelvis, and chest revealed a bladder mass and pulmonary metastases with specks of calcification