Osteogenic sarcoma of the temporal bone.
A case of osteogenic sarcoma of the temporal bone is reported. Most probably the sarcoma was induced by previous irradiation. The patient was treated by a wide temporal bone resection, but the tumour recurred three months after operation. The possibility of late-induced osteosarcoma of the temporal bone must be kept in mind when planning the irradiation of tumours of the nasopharynx.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*