[Angiosarcoma after total knee prosthesis. Apropos of a case].
The authors describe the case of an angiosarcoma associated with a knee prosthesis. The appearance of a malignant tumour in the area of the implantation of a metallic prosthesis is rare. The pathogenesis of this association is still unknown. The authors make an analysis of the problem on the basis of a review of the literature.
Himmer
O
O
Service d'Orthopédie, Clinique Saint-Luc, Bouge, Namur.
Lootvoet
L
L
Deprez
P
P
Monfort
L
L
Ghosez
J P
JP
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*
Angiosarcome après prothès totale de genou. A propos d'un cas.