Osteosarcoma of the skull. Report of a post-Paget and post-radiation case in an elderly woman.
Osteosarcomas rarely affect the skull, preferring the long bones. As at other sites, osteosarcomas of the skull may be classified chiefly as de novo, post-radiation and post-Paget cases. Plain films of the skull and, even more, CT and MRI are the key diagnostic procedures for this disease. The treatment is surgery plus chemotherapy, in some cases radiotherapy. We report an odd case of post-radiation and post-Paget osteosarcoma in an elderly woman whose sister had been similarly affected.
Salvati
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University of Rome La Sapienza, Department of Neurological Sciences-Neurosurgery, Italy.
Ciappetta
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P
Capoccia
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Capone
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R
Raco
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000532:radiotherapy