Parosteal osteosarcoma with myocardial metastasis 13 years after follow-up
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
; 58(2): 113-118, 2003. ilus
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report the case of a woman with a diagnosis of grade II (low grade) parosteal osteosarcoma with the occurrence of myocardial metastasis 13 years after resection, and to present a review of the existing literature on the subject.METHODS:
Description of the case and review of the literature.CONCLUSION:
The review leads to the conclusion that the occurrence of metastasis from parosteal osteosarcoma can occur in up to 38 percent of the cases, in spite of its relatively low aggressiveness. However, myocardial metastasis of a parosteal osteosarcoma is an event that was not found in the literature
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Ósseas
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Osteossarcoma Justacortical
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Neoplasias Cardíacas
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Úmero
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil