Osteosarcoma arising on a background of Paget's disease report of an unusual case.
One of the serious complications of Paget's disease (PD) is a significant increase in the risk of developing osteosarcoma. Approximately 1% of the patients with PD develop osteosarcoma. This contributes significantly to the mortality and morbidity of the patients with PD. We present the case of an elderly person, who developed osteosarcoma 1 year after being diagnosed to have PD. The patient had been diagnosed to have lymphoma 8 years prior to the diagnosis of PD. The association between PD and follicular lymphoma is discussed.
Department of Pathology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman. asimqureshi32@hotmail.com
Asim
A
Qureshi
Khawaja Farhan
KF
Zahid
Sinan Ismail
SI
Ibrahim
Ikram
I
Burney
D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy