title: Inferior vena cava extension of pelvic osteogenic sarcoma.
abstract: The prevalence of intravascular extension of bone sarcomas of the pelvis is unknown. We report a case of intravascular extension of an osteogenic sarcoma of the pelvis into the vena cava, correlating the pre-operative imaging findings with the intra-operative findings and specimen analysis. A brief review of the literature is provided.
authors.affiliation: Children's Orthopaedic Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. aarkader@chla.usc.edu
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arkader
authors.forename: Carol D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006428:Hemipelvectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D010384:Pelvic Bones; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000469:parasitology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior