title: Late recurrence in primary region of parosteal osteosarcoma: a case report.
abstract: Recurrence in patients with osteosarcoma after 5 years is a rare condition and has been infrequently reported. Here, the authors present a case of conventional parosteal osteosarcoma that had relapsed 17 years after diagnosis. To their knowledge, this is one of the latest recurrence times in the primary region of osteosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hacettepe University, Institute of Oncology, Ankara, Turkey. yavuzkoksal@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Köksal
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akyüz
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varan
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Atilla
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gedikoğlu
authors.forename: Münevver
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Büyükpamukçu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous