title: Primary osteosarcoma of metatarsal bone.
abstract: Primary osteosarcomas of the short tubular bones of hands and feet are rare. We describe a 46-year-old woman with osteosarcoma of the left metatarsal bone with pulmonary metastases. This is the first reported case of osteosarcoma at this site.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Gangadharan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Elizabath
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Preetha
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chithrathara
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Elizabath
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed