Seeding of osteosarcoma in the biopsy tract of a patient with multifocal osteosarcoma

Kriengkrai Iemsawatdikul; Charles A Gooding; Elisabeth L Twomey; Grace Eun Hye Kim; Robert E Goldsby; Inbal Cohen; Richard J O'Donnell

doi:10.1007/s00247-005-1431-9

Seeding of osteosarcoma in the biopsy tract of a patient with multifocal osteosarcoma

Pediatr Radiol. 2005 Jul;35(7):717-21. doi: 10.1007/s00247-005-1431-9. Epub 2005 Mar 9.

Authors

Kriengkrai Iemsawatdikul¹, Charles A Gooding, Elisabeth L Twomey, Grace Eun Hye Kim, Robert E Goldsby, Inbal Cohen, Richard J O'Donnell

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA.

PMID: 15756542
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-005-1431-9

Abstract

We report a case of multifocal osteosarcoma in a 7-year-old boy who developed iatrogenic seeding of tumor along the biopsy tract. The results of the plain radiograph, CT, and histopathological correlation are presented.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Needle / adverse effects*
Bone Neoplasms / pathology*
Child
Diaphyses / pathology
Epiphyses / pathology
Femoral Neoplasms / pathology
Follow-Up Studies
Growth Plate / pathology
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease*
Ilium / pathology
Male
Neoplasm Seeding*
Osteosarcoma / pathology*
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology