Primary osteosarcoma of the lung: report of a case

Surg Today. 2004;34(2):150-2. doi: 10.1007/s00595-003-2651-y.

Abstract

Osteosarcoma of the lung without an extrathoracic primary tumor is extremely rare, with only eight cases documented in the literature, to the best of our knowledge. We report a case of primary osteosarcoma of the lung found in an asymptomatic 74-year-old woman. Computed tomography showed a heterogeneous mass beside the aortic arch, and the patient underwent a left upper lobectomy. The pathology results confirmed a diagnosis of primary osteosarcoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Osteosarcoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteosarcoma / epidemiology*
  • Osteosarcoma / surgery
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed