A Rare Pediatric Example of Subcutaneous Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Morphologic Differential Diagnosis

Am J Dermatopathol. 2016 Apr;38(4):e44-8. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000458.

Abstract

Primary extraskeletal osteosarcoma is an exceedingly rare malignant neoplasm that accounts for approximately 1% of soft tissue sarcomas and most often occurs in the deep soft tissues of adults. Extraskeletal osteosarcoma is characterized by the production of osteoid, bone, and/or chondroid matrix. The diagnosis of extraskeletal osteosarcoma requires careful radiologic and clinical correlation to ensure that the patient does not have an underlying bone primary. This is a case report of primary subcutaneous extraskeletal osteosarcoma arising in the thigh of a 15-year-old girl with a complex karyotype, and the morphologic differential diagnosis is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Osteosarcoma / pathology*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Thigh / pathology