Repeated dedifferentiation of low-grade intraosseous osteosarcoma.
Low-grade intraosseous osteosarcoma is an uncommon bone tumor that is characterized by minimum cytological atypism and a much better prognosis than conventional osteosarcoma. This report describes a patient who had a low-grade osteosarcoma that mimicked fibrous dysplasia (FD). The tumor had an area of high-grade sarcoma at the initial diagnosis. Ten years after incomplete resection of FD-like tumor, local recurrence with areas of high-grade tumor developed. This case illustrates the potential of dedifferentiation in low-grade intraosseous osteosarcoma.
Ogose
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Pathology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
Hotta
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Emura
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Imaizumi
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Takeda
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Yamamura
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D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology