A case of extraskeletal osteosarcoma with metastasis to the skin.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-2003
Abstract
We present an 83-year-old woman with extraskeletal osteosarcoma (ESOS) of the breast who developed metastasis to the scalp. Skeletal osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant neoplasm of the bone, predominantly occurring in the metaphysis of the long bones of adolescents and young adults. ESOS, in contrast, occurs primarily in the fifth and sixth decades of life, most commonly in the soft tissue of the thigh. Although the lung is overwhelmingly the most common site of metastasis for both skeletal osteosarcoma and ESOS, the skin is an uncommon metastatic site with only a few reported cases. Metastasis of ESOS to the skin is an exceedingly infrequent phenomenon, which may be a sign of widespread metastases foreboding a grim prognosis.
Volume
49
Issue
1
First Page
124
Last Page
127
ISSN
0190-9622
Published In/Presented At
Covello, S. P., Humphreys, T. R., & Lee, J. B. (2003). A case of extraskeletal osteosarcoma with metastasis to the skin. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 49(1), 124–127. https://doi.org/10.1067/mjd.2003.297
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
12833024
Department(s)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Document Type
Article