Osteosarcoma with Orbital Metastasis in a Nigerian Child: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone tumour with a peak occurrence in adolescence. The occurrence of osteosarcoma in preadolescents is rare with a paucity of data in the developing world. Metastasis of osteosarcoma to the orbit is even a rarer presentation with few cases reported in the lite...

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Published inAnnals of Health Research (Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital) Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 190 - 197
Main Authors Adekunle, MO, Diaku-Akinwumi, IN, Akinola, AO, Akinyosoye, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, OOUTH Sagamu 28.05.2021
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bone malignancy
childhood tumour
neoplasm metastasis
nigeria
orbit
osteosarcoma
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Summary:Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone tumour with a peak occurrence in adolescence. The occurrence of osteosarcoma in preadolescents is rare with a paucity of data in the developing world. Metastasis of osteosarcoma to the orbit is even a rarer presentation with few cases reported in the literature but to the best of the researchers’ knowledge, none of the previous cases had contralateral orbital metastasis to osteosarcoma. This is the first case report of orbital metastasis of osteosarcoma in Nigeria. The present case is presented for its rarity, to increase awareness and add to knowledge on the possibility of metastasis to contralateral orbit in osteosarcoma.
ISSN:2476-8642
2536-6149
DOI:10.30442/ahr.0702-10-129