title: Fibrosarcoma in association with a total knee joint prosthesis.
abstract: A case of fibrosarcoma of the proximal tibia, arising at the site of a cemented Richards total knee joint replacement with cobalt chrome alloy is reported. The patient, an 80-year-old man, received the endoprosthesis because of osteoarthritis of the knee 4 years ago. The literature on malignant tumours occurring in association with endoprostheses is summarized and briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Ulm, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Eckstein
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mohr
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D013977:Tibia / Q000473:pathology*