Recurrent parosteal osteosarcoma of the talus in a 2-year-old child

Skeletal Radiol. 1998 Mar;27(3):157-60. doi: 10.1007/s002560050356.

Abstract

Parosteal osteosarcoma is an uncommon, low-grade malignant bone tumor and is found in an older age group than conventional osteosarcoma. We present a talar parosteal osteosarcoma that recurred twice in a 2-year-old child. To our knowledge, this is the youngest patient reported with a parosteal osteosarcoma. The talus is an unusual site for parosteal osteosarcoma. Inadequate resection due to a diagnosis of juxtacortical chondroma resulted in recurrence of the tumor. The age of the patient, the thick cartilaginous cap, and well-differentiated trabecular bone all contributed to the critical erroneous diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Bone Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local*
  • Osteosarcoma, Juxtacortical / diagnosis
  • Osteosarcoma, Juxtacortical / epidemiology*
  • Talus / pathology*