Metal Associated Angiosarcoma of the Distal Femur

Malignant vascular tumors (angiosarcoma) of bone are rare and represent a less than 1% of malignant bone tumors. The authors report a case of a patient with angiosarcoma misdiagnosed as infection, which developed adjacent to a stainless steel intra-medullary nail used for fixation of a femur fractur...

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Published inThe journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association Vol. 47; no. 6; pp. 457 - 462
Main Authors Park, Jong-Woong, Cho, Hong-Man, Park, Cheol, Kim, Ju-Han, Bong, Hwang-Se
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 대한정형외과학회 2012
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정형외과학
골수강 내 금속정
혈관육종
intramedullary nailing
bone neoplasms
골종양
hemangiosarcoma
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Summary:Malignant vascular tumors (angiosarcoma) of bone are rare and represent a less than 1% of malignant bone tumors. The authors report a case of a patient with angiosarcoma misdiagnosed as infection, which developed adjacent to a stainless steel intra-medullary nail used for fixation of a femur fracture. KCI Citation Count: 0
Bibliography:G704-000908.2012.47.6.004
ISSN:1226-2102
2005-8918
DOI:10.4055/jkoa.2012.47.6.457