title: Successful management of early recurrence after surgery for primary rib osteosarcoma in an adult.
abstract: Primary osteosarcoma is a common malignant bone tumour that principally affects the long bones, but relatively rare in flat bones, in children and adolescents. This study presents a rare case of primary rib osteosarcoma in a 59-year old man. The patient underwent second radical excision of the tumour due to a short time relapse after the first operation. Chest wall reconstruction, neoadjuvant chemotherapy before the second operation and postoperative chemotherapy were also performed. To date, 5 months have passed with no recurrence being observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Guowu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012086:Reoperation; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
keywords: Adult; Management; Osteosarcoma; Recurrence; Rib