Calcaneal Osteosarcoma: A Rare Instance in Adolescent Patient

INTRODUCTION: Calcaneal osteosarcoma is extremely uncommon, accounting for <1% of all osteosarcomas. They typically exhibit swelling and chronic heel pain and are frequently clinically misdiagnosed as traumatic or inflammatory process. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 19-year-old girl with calc...

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Autores principales: Lingala¹, Himakanth, Vecham¹, Ratnakar, Shah¹, Ruchit, Reddy¹, A V Gurava
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10599379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37885644
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2023.v13.i10.3978
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Calcaneal osteosarcoma is extremely uncommon, accounting for <1% of all osteosarcomas. They typically exhibit swelling and chronic heel pain and are frequently clinically misdiagnosed as traumatic or inflammatory process. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 19-year-old girl with calcaneal osteosarcoma who initially complained of heel pain that was refractory to analgesic medications over a period of 4 months. CONCLUSION: The case highlights the importance of early diagnosis and management of osteosarcoma in patients with chronic heel pain and also highlights the importance of considering osteosarcoma as a differential diagnosis in adolescents who present with chronic heel pain, despite the rarity of the condition.

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