title: Case report of synchronous multicentric osteosarcoma and review of the literature: the importance of autopsy for diagnosis.
abstract: Synchronous multicentric osteosarcoma is a rare entity with fewer than 100 well documented cases in the medical literature. The disease usually progresses rapidly in young patients and slightly slower in adults. We present a case of synchronous multicentric osteosarcoma with some peculiarities in a 73-year-old woman. The diagnosis was made after postmortem examination, which underlines the importance of this procedure. This case report is accompanied by a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Unit B. Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy. roberto.buzzoni@istitutotumori.mi.it
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buzzoni
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Della Torre
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cortinovis
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Catena
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy