Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma of the Orbit

Patient. We report a 22-year-old male presenting with extraskeletal osteosarcoma of the orbit. Discussion. Extra skeletal osteosarcomas are uncommon tumours, usually arising from the lower extremities or girdle. These are aggressive tumours with high metastatic potential and poor outcome. Optimal tr...

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Autores principales: Jacob, Rojymon, Abraham, Elizabeth, Jyothirmayi, Rema, Nair, Madhavan Krishnan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1998
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2395384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18521243
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13577149878082
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Sumario:Patient. We report a 22-year-old male presenting with extraskeletal osteosarcoma of the orbit. Discussion. Extra skeletal osteosarcomas are uncommon tumours, usually arising from the lower extremities or girdle. These are aggressive tumours with high metastatic potential and poor outcome. Optimal treatment is undefined, and the role of radical surgery, radiotherapy and aggressive chemotherapy is currently being evaluated. The orbit is a rare site for extraskeletal osteosarcoma, with the only previous case reported in an 11-year-old male, who was irradiated in infancy for a retinoblastoma.

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