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| Youssef Mahdi1, Lamiaa Rouas1, Abdelouahed Amrani2, Abderrahmane Malihy1, Najat Lamalmi1, Zaitouna Alhamany1 | ||||||
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1MD, Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Mohammed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
2MD, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Children's Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Mohammed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco. | ||||||
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| Mahdi Y, Rouas L, Amrani A, Malihy A, Lamalmi N, Alhamany Z. Neglected telangiectatic osteosarcoma of the femur presenting as surgical emergency. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2014;5(5):391–397. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Telangiectatic osteosarcoma is a rare and aggressive subtype of intramedullary osteosarcoma. The distal femur is the most common site.
Case Report: We present a case of telangiectatic osteosarcoma of the femur in a 15-year-old male. The tumor was neglected for six months. The patient had severe anemia with hemoglobin of 5 g/dL. Radiography showed an expansive lytic lesion of the distal end of the femur with cortical destruction, focal periosteal reaction and a pathologic fracture. It showed massive extension to adjacent soft tissue. Given the advanced stage of the disease, an amputation of the limb was performed. Gross examination of the resected distal femur revealed a 22x5 cm intramedullary multicystic hemorrhagic and destructive tumor with cortical destruction and extension into the adjacent soft tissues. Histologically, the tumor showed blood-filled spaces lined by giant cells, separated by septa with malignant tumor cells. An immature bone osteoid kind was observed. Numerous mitotic figures were noted. The resection margins were negative. The staging showed no metastasis. The decision was to complete by 6 cycles of chemotherapy. The postoperative course was unremarkable. Conclusion: In terms of telangiectatic osteosarcoma, pathological analysis is critical in positive and differential diagnosis. | |
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Keywords:
Telangiectatic, Osteosarcoma, Cystic, Malignant
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Author Contributions
Youssef Mahdi – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Lamiaa Rouas – Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published Abderahmane Malihy – Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published Najat Lamalmi – Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published Zaitouna Alhamany – Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published Abdelouahed Amrani – Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published |
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The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2014 Youssef Mahdi et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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