title: Osteosarcoma of the scaphoid. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We describe a case of osteosarcoma of the scaphoid bone, which to our knowledge is only the second reported case of osteosarcoma in the carpus. A 38-year-old man complained of intense pain in the right wrist and had curettage and a bone graft for a lesion in the scaphoid. Histological examination showed this to be an osteosarcoma. Below-elbow amputation was performed and adjuvant chemotherapy given. There has been no evidence of recurrence or metastases at 33 months after amputation.
authors.affiliation: University of Modena, Policlinico, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marcuzzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maiorana
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adani
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Spina
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Busa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caroli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002348:Carpal Bones; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed