title: Disseminated osteosarcoma arising in the pelvis after total hip arthroplasty.
abstract: The development locally of a malignant neoplasm after total hip arthroplasty is rare but increasingly recognized. Its significance is unclear. The association could be fortuitous. If not, the rarity of the complication argues that constitutional factors are likely to be important in pathogenesis. We describe a case of disseminated osteosarcoma of the hip developing 6.5 years after total hip arthroplasty and review the related literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norwich, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: P S V
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Latham
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: R Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000473:pathology*