Extraosseous osteogenic sarcoma

J Chin Med Assoc. 2005 Nov;68(11):542-5. doi: 10.1016/s1726-4901(09)70091-7.

Abstract

Extraosseous osteogenic sarcoma is a very rare malignant neoplasm. Out of the more than 400 cases of soft tissue sarcomas on file in our hospital, only 2 were extraosseous osteogenic sarcomas. Both were situated in the thigh. The first case was initially diagnosed as a hematoma and treated by marginal excision. The diagnosis of high-grade osteosarcoma primarily arising in soft tissue was made from histopathologic examination. Radiotherapy of 60 Gy in 30 fractions was given postoperatively. The second patient, primarily diagnosed as having a soft tissue sarcoma, was treated by wide excision. The final pathologic report was high-grade extraosseous osteogenic sarcoma. Adjuvant chemotherapy was given postoperatively. Both patients are alive without local recurrence and distant metastasis at postoperative 90-month and 107-month follow-up, respectively.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Osteosarcoma / diagnosis
  • Osteosarcoma / pathology*
  • Osteosarcoma / therapy
  • Sarcoma / diagnosis
  • Sarcoma / pathology*
  • Sarcoma / therapy