Primary cutaneous osteosarcoma.
A 78-year-old man had a 1-cm cutaneous nodule on his shoulder; subsequent excisional biopsy showed osteosarcoma. There was no connection to deeper structures, and no primary bone lesion was found. The tumor recurred at the same site 9 months after diagnosis and was reexcised. We believe this to be the first well-illustrated case of primary cutaneous osteosarcoma, which should now be included on the list of sarcomas that may occur in the skin.
Kobos
J W
JW
Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital, Department of Pathology, Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey.
Yu
G H
GH
Varadarajan
S
S
Brooks
J S
JS
D000368:Aged; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008938:Mitosis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012782:Shoulder; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*