J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1985 Oct;20(5):993-996. 10.4055/jkoa.1985.20.5.993.

Telangiectatic Osteosarcoma: A Report of Case

Abstract

A case of telangiectatic osteosarcoma of the proximal tibia of left leg in 19-year-old man was reported. Radiologically the tumor was aneccentric blow-out osteolytic lesion simulating aneurysmal bone cyst. Pathologically the tumor presented multiple blood filled cystic spaces and anaplastic spindle cells of osteoclastic type and focal osteoid deposition. The patient died 8 months after he underwent high above knee amputation followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. Distinct clinicopathologic finding of telangiectatic osteosarcoma was described with special emphasis on differential diagnosis.


MeSH Terms

Amputation
Aneurysm
Bone Cysts
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Knee
Leg
Osteoclasts
Osteosarcoma*
Tibia
Young Adult
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