Early sarcomatous degeneration near a cementless hip replacement. A case report and review.
We present the case of a 65-year-old man who developed a malignant fibrous histiocytoma at the lesser trochanter five months after a cementless hip replacement. We have reviewed reports of similar cases and discuss them in terms of the possible mechanisms of sarcomatous degeneration and the latency of such changes.
Jacobs
J J
JJ
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Centre, Chicago, Illinois 60612.
Rosenbaum
D H
DH
Hay
R M
RM
Gitelis
S
S
Black
J
J
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors