Case reports: Osteosarcoma without radiographic evidence of tumor.
There have been cases of osteosarcoma in which conventional radiographs showed only minimal abnormalities. However, the absence of any evidence of tumor has not been reported. We report a unique case of osteosarcoma in a patient who originally presented with a fracture incurred after minimal trauma. The patient had no radiographic evidence of the tumor even after retrospective analysis.
Ramo
Brandon A
BA
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Kyriakos
Michael
M
McDonald
Douglas J
DJ
D000058:Accidental Falls; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001858:Bone Nails; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D016474:Weight-Bearing