Metastatic Sternal Osteosarcoma: A Rare Tumor.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-19-2018
Abstract
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of the long bones. However, primary osteosarcoma of the chest wall, particularly the sternum, is an extremely rare occurrence. We report a 36-year-old male presenting with a hard, immobile, palpable, anterior chest wall mass. A computed tomographic (CT) scan showed a large destructive anterior mediastinal mass involving the manubrium and sternum with multiple bilateral calcified lung masses, pleural effusions and partially calcified aortopulmonary, right hilar and subcarinal lymphadenopathy. Incisional biopsy of the mass revealed grade 2 chondroblastic osteosarcoma. The patient underwent one cycle of chemotherapy with ifosfamide and palliative radiation. Unfortunately, the patient was unable to tolerate ifosfamide and developed severe nausea and vomiting requiring the discontinuation of chemotherapy. Given his metastatic disease and inability to tolerate standard chemotherapy, he was referred to a comprehensive cancer center for advanced clinical trials.
Volume
10
Issue
2
First Page
2206
Last Page
2206
ISSN
2168-8184
Published In/Presented At
Masab, M., Arora, E., Gupta, S., Farooq, H., Jindal, V., & Sharma, S. (2018). Metastatic Sternal Osteosarcoma: A Rare Tumor. Cureus, 10(2), e2206. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2206
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
29682436
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article