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Osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma
01/14/16
Definition
Osteosarcoma is an aggressive malignant
neoplasm arising from primitive transformed
cells of mesenchymal origin (and thus a
sarcoma) that exhibit osteoblastic
differentiation and produce malignant osteoid.
It is the most common histological form of
primary bone cancer in age 12-25yrs.
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Epidemiology
Risk factors:
Radiation exposure
Patients who survive after taking therapy for
another Cancer.
Retinoblastoma(malignant tumor arising from
retina of eye).
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Sites of predlection:
Osteosarcoma :It originates more frequently
in the metaphyseal region of tubular long
bones, with 42% occurring in the femur
osteosarcoma
Histopathologic variants
1. Conventional: osteoblastic, chondroblastic, fibroblastic
2. Multifocal
3. Telangiectatic
4. Small cell
5. Intraosseous well-differentiated
6. Intracortical
7. Periosteal
8. Paraosteal
9. High-grade surface
10. Extraosseous
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Diagnosis of osteosarcoma
Clinical examiation
Radiologic examinatiom
Biopsy for histopathology
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Clinical Presentation
Painful mass arising from bone
Metastasize early
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Plain Xray
The area of tumor mass may be Lytic,
sclerotic or mixed
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Codman triangle
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Codman triangle
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Local
CT
MRI
+/- Angiogram
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Systemic
Bone scan
CT Chest
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Osteosarcoma :
it is formed of Spindle shaped cells showing malignant criteria in form
of pleomorphism,hyperchromasia, abnormal mitosis, giant cells . In
between spindle cells there is malignant osteoid.
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Differential Dx
Giant Cell Tumor
Aneursymal Bone Cyst
Ewings tumor
Osteoblastoma
Metastasis
Lymphoma
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