Postradiation multicentric osteosarcoma

Cancer. 1988 Jul 1;62(1):67-71. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19880701)62:1<67::aid-cncr2820620114>3.0.co;2-q.

Abstract

The oncogenic effects of radiation are well-established. Osteosarcomas and fibrosarcomas are the two most common histologic types of secondary sarcoma. In this article a case of postradiation osteosarcoma is presented in which four discrete foci of sarcomatous transformation have occurred in the tibia and fibula after irradiation for a rhabdomyosarcoma of the calf 8 years earlier. A review of the literature reveals no similar case. Although synchronous, multifocal osteosarcoma without prior radiation has been described, this case differs in clinical, radiographic, and pathologic features; it best fits the description of postradiation multicentric osteosarcoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Child
  • Female
  • Fibula
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / etiology*
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / etiology*
  • Osteosarcoma / etiology*
  • Osteosarcoma / pathology
  • Radiotherapy / adverse effects*
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma / radiotherapy
  • Tibia