title: Primary osteosarcoma of the breast: A case report.
abstract: Osteosarcoma (OS) located in the breast is an extremely rare, malignant neoplasm. The current study presents the diagnostic process, treatment and follow-up of a 67-year-old female with OS of the breast. The diagnosis was made according to diagnostic imaging methods and microscopic examination with additional immunohistochemical staining. As a surgical treatment, tumourectomy with intraoperative histological examination and simple breast amputation was performed. No adjuvant chemotherapy was administered following surgery. Lung and bone metastases occurred without local recurrence 14 months following the surgery. In the present study, the details of the diagnostic examinations performed are evaluated and the consecutive phases of diagnostic and therapeutic proceedings are examined in comparison with the knowledge in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Gdynia Oncology Centre, PCK's Maritime Hospital in Gdynia, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland ; Department of Propedeutics of Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland.
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szajewski
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Gdynia Oncology Centre, PCK's Maritime Hospital in Gdynia, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland ; Department of Propedeutics of Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland.
authors.forename: Wiesław Janusz
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kruszewski
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Gdynia Oncology Centre, PCK's Maritime Hospital in Gdynia, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland ; Department of Propedeutics of Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland.
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciesielski
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Pathology, PCK's Maritime Hospital in Gdynia, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland.
authors.forename: Urszula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Smiałek-Kusowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Gdynia Oncology Centre, PCK's Maritime Hospital in Gdynia, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland.
authors.forename: Maksymilian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czerepko
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Gdynia Oncology Centre, PCK's Maritime Hospital in Gdynia, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland ; Department of Propedeutics of Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland.
authors.forename: Jarosław
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szefel
keywords: breast; osteosarcoma; tumour